Open Interpreter Quick Setup Guide

I've been using Open Interpreter quite a bit in building a React website. If you haven't heard of it, Open Interpreter lets LLMs run code on your computer to complete tasks. This has a major advantage over the average AI web interface in that it can see entire directories rather than being limited to a code snippet or single page. I admit it has been a while since I used Copilot, so I'm not sure if it has that capability yet. However, Open Interpreter also has the ability to run apps and take over your screen/keyboard, among some other really cool things.

I'm using WSL and it works great. Here's a quick setup guide:

Create a virtual environment

python -m venv venv

Activate it

source venv/bin/activate

Install Open Interpreter

pip install open-interpreter

Start the interpreter

interpreter

Some additional notes

• You will need an OpenAI API key, so head over to their site if you don't have one yet.
• There are many flags and custom prompts that can be used; head over to the official documentation for further use: Open Interpreter Documentation.
• In WSL, conversations are saved in /home/user/.config/open-interpreter/conversations.
• The list of supported models can be found here: Supported Models.

I've been really impressed with GPT-4O, but I'd love to hear about others' experiences.