Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.
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Cursor AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Code Editors
The best Code Editor alternative to Cursor is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Cursor and 17 are Code Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Code Editor alternatives to Cursor are Sublime Text, VSCodium, Zed Editor and Kate.
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- 202 Visual Studio Code alternatives
192 Sublime Text alternativesPowerful editor blending code, markup, and prose editing with enhanced features like multi-tab selection, side-by-side definition viewing, and multiple selection tools for swift code navigation.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
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- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
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196 VSCodium alternativesThis repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.
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- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Electron
- Snapcraft
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
87 Zed Editor alternativesBlazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.
Comments about Zed Editor as an Alternative to Cursor
greschZed is not an alternative to Cursor as the latter is an "AI"/ML coding support offering, not just a text editor.
Aitztvtoday, 19-11-24, Zed for Windows is still not avaleible.
Most users think Zed Editor is a great Cursor alternative.
- Zed Editor is Freemium and Open Source
- Zed Editor is Lightweight
144 Kate alternativesThe Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application.
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE Plasma
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
73 Void alternativesThe open source AI code editor. Write code with the best AI tools, use any model, and retain full control over your data.
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63 Windsurf Editor alternativesWindsurf Editor is an IDE merging AI and developers for lockstep collaboration with Cascade capabilities, boosting speed and contextual coding through copilot and agent-like systems across Mac, Windows, and Linux.
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63 Firebase Studio alternativesA cloud-based, agentic development environment designed to accelerate how you build, test, deploy and run production-quality AI applications, all in one place.
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36 Trae alternativesTrae is an adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.
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76 Zasper alternativesA powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.
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Comments about Zasper as an Alternative to Cursor
greschZasper is not an alternative to Cursor as the latter is an "AI"/ML coding support offering, whereas Zasper is a privacy-focused IDE for data scientists et al.
- Zasper is Free and Open Source
- Zasper is Privacy focused
56 Athas alternativesLightweight, open-source code editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux featuring Vim keybindings, built-in Git support, agentic AI editing with multiple models, syntax highlighting, LSP for intelligent completion, fast performance, and efficient workflows.
22 Eclipse Theia alternativesWith Theia you can develop one IDE and run it in browsers or native desktop application from a single source. Theia is designed in a modular way to allow extenders and adopters customizing and extending every aspect of it.
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Comments about Eclipse Theia as an Alternative to Cursor
greschEclipse Theia is not an alternative to Cursor as the latter is an "AI"/ML coding support offering, not just an IDE in a webview. One could tweak Theia (and also Che) perhaps to use AI coding assistants that come as VSC extensions, but that's something completely different.
- Eclipse Theia is Free and Open Source
- Eclipse Theia is Privacy focused
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Zed is much closer to Cursor now than previous comments might have you believe; you're able to add API keys for a large range of providers, and the AI panel includes agent mode that will edit files as needed. The syntax for adding context (a folder, file, etcetera) is even the same as Cursor.