Kaku
Kaku is a macOS terminal emulator built for coding workflows, combining a fast native terminal with deep customization and AI-assisted command tools.
What is Kaku?
Kaku is a native macOS terminal emulator designed for developers who spend much of their work in the command line. It helps you run shells, manage tabs and panes, and customize the terminal with Lua-based configuration while keeping a ready-to-use default setup. Kaku is built around coding workflows, with features such as integrated AI assistance for turning natural-language prompts into shell commands and for suggesting fixes after failed commands. It also includes shortcuts and built-in integrations for tools such as Lazygit, Yazi, and remote file browsing over SSH-based workflows. Kaku supports reuse of WezTerm-style Lua configuration, making it useful for users who want a fast terminal that can stay simple at first and grow into a more tailored development environment. The app is published by wei tang and focused on macOS desktop use.
Key features
- Open and manage multiple tabs, panes, and terminal windows for command-line work.
- Customize the terminal with Lua configuration and reuse WezTerm-style settings.
- Generate shell commands from natural-language prompts before you run them.
- Get AI-assisted suggestions after failed commands and apply them manually.
- Launch integrated workflows for tools such as Lazygit and Yazi with keyboard shortcuts.
- Browse remote files from SSH sessions as part of terminal-based development work.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Kaku is a legitimate terminal app for developer workflows. Because it can run shell commands, open remote sessions, and offer AI-assisted command suggestions, the main practical risk is executing commands you did not fully review. If you use its AI features, check suggested commands before running them and be mindful of what project or system data you expose through your terminal session.
Recommendation: Keep Kaku if you use it for terminal or coding work on your Mac. If you no longer use it, removing the app is generally straightforward, but you may also want to remove its configuration and support files if you do not plan to reinstall it.
Common paths
/Applications/Kaku.app
Preference paths
~/.config/kaku
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