Kaku
Kaku is a free, open-source developer tool for macOS. A fast, out-of-the-box macOS terminal built for AI coding. It has 6,077 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at tw93/Kaku.
About Kaku
Kaku An AI-friendly Mac terminal with sensible defaults, ready out of the box. Kaku (書く, かく) means “to write” in Japanese. It is a macOS terminal based on WezTerm, with fonts, themes, shell integration, and Mac shortcuts already configured. Lua settings remain available when you want to customize it. The product site is kaku.fun.
Install Kaku
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What is Kaku?
Kaku is a free, open-source developer tool for macOS. A fast, out-of-the-box macOS terminal built for AI coding. It has 6,077 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at tw93/Kaku.
Is Kaku free and open source?
Yes. Kaku's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Kaku?
Homebrew: brew install --cask kaku. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: V0.22.0).
Is Kaku still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.