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Chat On Steroids

ChatGPT that edits your local files

WHO USES ITChatGPT subscriber · Solo developer

Install to use

Lets a ChatGPT chat edit your files, run tests and use your desktop.

INSTALL
START IN 5 MINUTES ↓
Chat On Steroids new-chat screen: 'What would you like to build?' in the centre, an input box with GPT-5.6 Sol selected below.
Chat On Steroids new-chat screen: 'What would you like to build?' in the centre, an input box with GPT-5.6 Sol selected below.

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A side door: local coding work on your ChatGPT plan, without touching Codex quota.

Activity and discovery evidence
★ 5.1k

5,124 stars · checked on GitHub · no 7-day star increase observed (GH Archive) (as of )

AT A GLANCE

LICENSE
MIT
USAGE
Use, change and redistribute, commercially too. Keep the notice.
LANGUAGE
TypeScript
PLATFORM
windows · macos · linux
ACTIVITY
last commit within 24 h () · latest pre-release canary () · 50 releases
COMMUNITY
46 contributors · 55 open issues (incl. PRs) · made by: an individual
SOURCES
GitHub
OPEN SOURCE
YES
FIRST SEEN
CATEGORY
AI · DEV TOOLS

A summary, not legal advice.

WHY IT MATTERS

Working on code through ChatGPT means pasting files in and copying results back out. Chat On Steroids pairs a desktop app with a Chrome extension so the chat can read and edit files in folders you approve, run tests and keep terminals open. Independent jobs can be split across workers, and Compact & Resume carries a session into a fresh chat. It uses your ChatGPT conversation rather than Codex quota, under MIT, though the builds are still an unsigned beta.

BUILD FROM THIS

  • A personal coding setup that fixes a local repo on a ChatGPT plan alone
  • A parallel workflow that splits independent jobs across workers
  • A hand-off routine that carries a long task into a new chat

WHO IT'S FOR

ChatGPT subscriber
wants local file work done without Codex
Solo developer
wants a long task split across several workers

START IN 5 MINUTES

# Download the Windows, macOS (Apple silicon) or Linux build from Releases
# Approve your project folder in Settings → Workspace
# Connect Core via Settings → Setup and add it in ChatGPT's Developer mode
# Open the extension folder and Load unpacked in Chrome; pairing is automatic
# Choose a model, write your task and send

CAVEATS

  • Windows build is unsigned and macOS unnotarized; verify checksums
  • Needs a ChatGPT account with Developer mode and custom MCP apps
  • Not affiliated with OpenAI, as the README states

RECEIPT

FIRST SEEN
AT SOURCE
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CREATED → FIRST SEEN
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WHEN FIRST SEEN
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SOURCES
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TIMELINE

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