Less than a month ago, OpenAI released its Windows app for ChatGPT, allowing you to use the AI chatbot on a desktop PC without running it in a browser tab. But it was an “early version” reserved for paid subscribers, so many users were left out in the cold.
Fortunately, there is a way to use ChatGPT on Windows without paying for a premium plan — if you get the nightly version of Windows Terminal.
Windows Terminal is a free app provided by Microsoft that’s basically a faster, more modern, more powerful, and more efficient alternative to Command Prompt but still more accessible and easier to use than the built-for-power-users PowerShell.
The regular version of Windows Terminal is available on the Microsoft Store, but the nightly version — which you’ll need to access the newly implemented support for both ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot — can only be downloaded on the project’s GitHub page.
To get it, scroll down to “Installing Windows …