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Substage brings AI into Finder in a way that’s actually practical. I can type plain English like “delete all JPEGs” and it generates the terminal command and runs it locally, so the commands don’t leave my Mac.

Pros

+Plain-English terminal commands from Finder
+Runs locally so commands don’t leave your Mac
+Useful for conversions and file operations

Cons

-Subscription ($3.99/month) unless you go lifetime with your own OpenAI account
-You still need to be careful with destructive commands

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Highlights

+Plain-English terminal commands from Finder
+Runs locally so commands don’t leave your Mac
+Useful for conversions and file operations

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