# 1 Gemini CLI alternative for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/gemini-cli

Google's open-source AI agent that brings Gemini to the terminal for coding and other tasks.

Gemini CLI is free and open source, but it is built around Google's models and needs a Google sign-in or API key. Alternatives let you pick models from other companies, work inside an editor instead of the terminal, or run in a desktop app.

- Website: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli

## Mac apps people use instead of Gemini CLI for coding agents

- [Rollcage](https://macbase.app/apps/rollcage): Protect projects from destructive AI agent changes ($10, Coding Agents, Apple silicon, macOS 14 Sonoma or later, in English)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).