{"id":67024,"date":"2023-05-25T21:01:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T13:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=67024"},"modified":"2025-04-04T02:52:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:52:46","slug":"chatgpt-mac-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/chatgpt-mac-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Setup and Use ChatGPT in Mac Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you still accessing ChatGPT<\/a> through the website, or via 3rd party tools<\/a>? How about trying something different? You know, you don\u2019t always have to open your browser and navigate to the ChatGPT website. You can actually use ChatGPT directly from your Mac\u2019s Terminal as well.<\/p>\n

Setting it up is pretty straightforward. In this tutorial, I\u2019m going to guide you through just that. So, let\u2019s jump right in and get started.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> This works for Linux and Windows too.<\/p>\n

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Step 1. Get an OpenAI API key<\/h2>\n

First, we need to get a new OpenAI API key. Sign up for an OpenAI account<\/a> if you don\u2019t have one, else just log in to your account.<\/a><\/p>\n

Look for the \u2018USER\u2019<\/strong> section, then click on \u2018API keys<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n

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Next, create a new secret key by clicking \u2018+ Create new secret key<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n

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Keep a copy of this API key as we\u2019ll need it later.<\/p>\n

Step 2. Install Homebrew<\/h2>\n

Next, we will need to install Homebrew. Homebrew help makes installing other stuff we need in later stage easy.<\/p>\n

To install Homebrew, head over to the Homebrew\u2019s website.<\/a> There, you\u2019ll find a line of code under the section \u2018Install Homebrew<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n

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Or, you can also use the following code. Copy it, then go to your Terminal, paste it in, and hit Enter.<\/p>\n

\r\n\/bin\/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Homebrew\/install\/HEAD\/install.sh)\"<\/pre>\n
Note:<\/strong> Keep in mind, installing Homebrew may take a bit of time.<\/p>\n
After everything is done, type the following command in the Terminal and hit Enter.<\/p>\n
brew --version\r\n<\/pre>\n
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This will show the version of Homebrew you\u2019ve installed, confirming that the installation is complete.<\/p>\n
Step 3. Install AIChat<\/h2>\n
After obtaining your API key<\/a> and successfully installing Homebrew<\/a>, our next step is to install AIChat.<\/p>\n
On the same Terminal window, input the following command and hit Enter.<\/p>\n
brew install airchat<\/pre>\n
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This will begin the installation of AIChat on your Mac. The installation process should be pretty quick.<\/p>\n
Step 4. Configure AIChat<\/h2>\n
With AIChat now installed, the next step is to configure it. Since we\u2019re assuming this is your first time setting it up, you\u2019ll need to provide the following, in sequence, for the configuration.<\/p>\n