Open Interpreter is like having a programmer in your terminal. Tell it what you want in plain English, and it writes and runs the code.
Quick Deploy
```bash # Install with pip pip install open-interpreter
# Run interpreter
# Or with local models (no API key needed) interpreter --local ```
Example Commands
``` > Resize all images in this folder to 800px wide > Find all Python files that import pandas > Create a bar chart from sales.csv > Download the latest Bitcoin price and save to a file > Compress all PDFs in this folder ```
Use Cases
Data Analysis: "Analyze this CSV and show me the trends" - it writes pandas code and runs it.
File Management: "Organize my downloads folder by file type" - done.
Web Scraping: "Get the top 10 posts from Hacker News" - writes and runs the scraper.
System Admin: "Check disk usage and delete files over 1GB" - handles it.
Image Processing: "Add watermarks to all images in photos/" - uses PIL automatically.
PDF Work: "Merge these PDFs and extract the text" - picks the right tools.
Safety Features
- Asks for confirmation before running code - Safe mode limits dangerous operations - Can review code before execution
Local Mode
```bash # Use with Ollama interpreter --local --model ollama/codellama
# Use with LM Studio interpreter --local --api_base http://localhost:1234/v1 ```
Pro Tips
- Be specific in your requests - It remembers context within a session - Can install packages it needs - Works with any programming language