# Chat On Steroids

> ChatGPT that edits your local files — Lets a ChatGPT chat edit your files, run tests and use your desktop.

- Page: https://tesign.com/en/item/chat-on-steroids/
- JSON: https://tesign.com/en/item/chat-on-steroids/index.json
- Korean Markdown: https://tesign.com/item/chat-on-steroids/index.md
- Generated: 2026-09-17 01:56 UTC

## Numbers

- 2,742 stars — checked on GitHub 2026-09-15 19:33 UTC (+8 observed since the check)
- 7-day +101 observed via GH Archive (as of 2026-09-16 21:00 UTC)
- 24h +6 ★ · 30d +243 ★ (as of 2026-09-16 21:00 UTC)
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.

## AT A GLANCE

- LICENSE: MIT (permissive) — https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html
- USAGE: Use, change and redistribute, commercially too. Keep the notice.
- OPEN SOURCE: YES
- LANGUAGE: TypeScript
- PLATFORM: windows · macos · linux
- CATEGORY: AI · DEV TOOLS
- Tags: chatgpt · mcp · desktop · agents
- How to start: Install to use
- SOURCES: GitHub https://github.com/totec448-spec/chat-on-steroids
- INSTALL: https://github.com/totec448-spec/chat-on-steroids

## ACTIVITY

- Last commit: 2026-09-15 14:39 UTC
- Latest release: v2.1.12 (2026-09-14)
- Contributors: 7
- Open issues (incl. PRs): 82
- Made by: an individual
- Checked on GitHub: 2026-09-15 19:33 UTC

## TESIGN TAKE

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

## 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 BY TESIGN: 2026-09-13 07:43 UTC
- AT SOURCE: 2026-08-22 14:16 UTC
- KEPT: 2026-09-14 02:41 UTC
- Text last updated: 2026-09-15 04:36 UTC

## How to read this

- This file was produced by the same build, from the same data, as the tesign.com item page. The text is editorial; the numbers are stored observations.
- null in the JSON means not observed — never zero. The Markdown writes [unconfirmed] for it.
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.
- A summary, not legal advice.

[Image] https://tesign.com/img/chat-on-steroids-988da192ef.png