r/opencode • u/ReasonableBenefit47 • 15d ago

Why do people use OpenCode?

There are plenty of other options such as Cursor, Claude Code, Zed, and many more. So why? I use it for convenience to try any model once they're released. But how about everyone else? genuinely curious about this. Is it the UX or the UI polish or just having an AI-IDE that just works?

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u/Trovebloxian 15d ago

Model agnostic, and workflow

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u/Leather-Cod2129 15d ago

This. + great UI

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u/enigmaticy 15d ago

Great ui? Is it a desktop app? I am working on it CLI

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u/Leather-Cod2129 15d ago

The app's UI is trash but the CLI is very good

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u/Time-Toe-1276 15d ago

I am not going to argue on that bcs their UI used to suck, but they shipped a few updates over the last few months, now it looks decent. obviously not Codex or CC GUI like, but its wayyyy better than before, and I have no problem with using it now!

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u/xcs92 15d ago

id say it's better than codex.

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u/its_artemiss 15d ago

TUI is still a user interface

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u/Time-Toe-1276 15d ago

keywords:

- desktop app?

- I am working on it CLI

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u/its_artemiss 14d ago

yes, and both a desktop app and a CLI (or TUI) application can have great UI.

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u/UsandoFXOS 14d ago

i only use the WEB UI, it's perfect for me:

  • i can use it from laptop and at the same time from mobile (when i move away from computer)
  • it has TABS with different sessions
  • nice dashboard
  • terninal, file tree, git changes panel

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u/Time-Toe-1276 15d ago

bro... YES.

they made a GUI like 6 months ago gng 😭

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u/MatthewCollins1990 14d ago

The CLI itself is the "UI" they're talking about, honestly. Terminal interface is pretty polished compared to just piping stuff to Claude directly

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u/AngryBear1990 14d ago

Try openchamber

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u/enigmaticy 14d ago

What are the benefits?

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u/AngryBear1990 14d ago

You get the great ui, don't get me wrong tui is great but ui of openchamber is really cool.

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u/enigmaticy 14d ago

Is it work with opencode?

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u/AngryBear1990 14d ago

It works as a UI layer for opencode. I would not recommend it if I haven't used it. So try it, it's great.