User guide · v1.3 · November 2026

How to use AIVD Coder.

Setup, a three-step quick start, and what every button does. Read it here or keep the PDF.

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What AIVD Coder is

AIVD Coder turns a plain-English request into a ready-to-paste terminal command — PowerShell on Windows, zsh on macOS, Bash on Linux, plus Python. It is free, needs no account, and keeps everything you save in your own browser.

It only writes text. It never runs anything on your computer and has no access to your files. You read the command, copy it, and paste it into your own terminal when you are ready.

Setup

Two ways to use it

Option A — in your browser (nothing to install)

  1. Open aivdcoder.com/app/ in any modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari).
  2. Pick your operating system on the left. That is the whole setup.

Option B — the free offline copy

  1. Go to aivdcoder.com/get, enter your name and email, and press Get the free copy.
  2. Save the file AIVD-Coder-Offline-v1.3.html anywhere — desktop, USB stick, a laptop with no internet.
  3. Double-click it. It opens in your browser and works the same as the web version, with no internet needed.

Optional — a Claude account

Quick Commands and the built-in tools need no account. For open-ended requests, AIVD Coder writes the prompt and opens Claude for you — a free account at claude.ai is enough. This step needs an internet connection.

Where your saves live

  • Saved commands, prompts, history and your theme are kept in your browser's local storage on that machine only.
  • Each browser — and the web and offline copies — keeps its own separate saves.
  • Clearing your browser data erases them. Copy anything important into a file first.
Quick start

Your first command in three steps

  1. Pick your OS — Windows, macOS or Linux — in the TARGET OS list on the left.
  2. Tap a Quick Command (for example DISK or NETWORK), or type what you want in plain English and press ASK CLAUDE.
  3. Press COPY, paste it into your own terminal, read it, then press Enter.

Tip: if a command is new to you, press ASK CLAUDE TO EXPLAIN before you run it.

Screen tour

What each part does

Theme (right side rail)

Four looks: Studio and Midnight (dark), Paper and Lavender (light). Your choice is remembered.

Top bar

  • Language menu — sets the language Claude replies in. The app's own labels stay in English.
  • START WITH CLAUDE — jumps to the short how-to at the bottom of the app.

Find bars

  • FIND ① searches everything in the tabs.
  • FIND ② searches the text in the Editor.

Left panel

  • TARGET OS — Windows (PowerShell), macOS (zsh), Linux (Bash).
  • QUICK COMMANDS — Uptime, Memory, Disk, Processes, Whoami, GPU, Network, List Files. One tap, no account.
  • PROGRAMMABLE — your own buttons. Press EDIT to set them up, DONE when finished.
  • TOOLS — Tail a log, Disk usage, Browse, Biggest files.

Command panel

  • CODE LANGUAGE — PowerShell, zsh, Bash or Python.
  • 🎙 Microphone — speak your request instead of typing. It uses your browser's own speech recognition; your browser asks for microphone permission first, and in Chrome the audio is processed by Google.
  • ASK CLAUDE → — copies a ready-made prompt and opens Claude in a new tab. Paste it there.
  • ASK CLAUDE TO EXPLAIN — the same, asking Claude to explain the current command.
  • COPY — copies the command. OPEN IN CLAUDE — opens Claude with it.
The tabs

Six tabs across the top

  • COMMAND — where commands appear.
  • KEY FILLER — paste a prompt or command; placeholders such as <API_KEY>, {{TOKEN}} or YOUR_API_KEY are found automatically. Fill in your values and copy a clean result. Use + ADD MANUAL REPLACEMENT for anything it misses. Nothing is saved.
  • HISTORY — a running log of the commands you have generated, with CLEAR ALL to wipe it.
  • EDITOR — a small text editor: + NEW, LOAD FILE, COPY ALL, SAVE, VALIDATE, FORMAT. Click a Find result to jump to that line and get a ready nano command (for example nano +12 file.html) to copy.
  • MEMORY — your Smart Command Library. Save commands per OS with + SAVE NEW. Commands you use often show up automatically. Type memory: and a name in the input box (for example memory: gpu) to recall one.
  • LIBRARY — save prompts you reuse, then copy them in one click.
Safety

Good habits

  • Read every command before you run it — especially anything that deletes, moves or formats.
  • Start with the safe Quick Commands to get a feel for your terminal.
  • Keep real keys out of shared screenshots. Key Filler never saves them, but your terminal history may.
  • If something looks wrong, ask Claude to explain it first.
Help

Questions and support

Answers to common questions are on aivdcoder.com/support. AIVD Coder is free; if it saved you time, a tip at ko-fi.com/aivddesigns keeps it going.