Cursor Alternatives

Cursor is described as 'The AI-first Code Editor. Build software faster in an editor designed for pair-programming with AI' and is a popular ai coding assistant in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Cursor for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Visual Studio Code apps. The best Cursor alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like Cursor are VSCodium, Zed Editor, opencode and Claude Code.

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Cursor alternatives are mainly AI Coding Assistants, but if you're looking for Code Editors or IDEs you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source and EU. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Cursor.
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  1. Kilo Code icon
     8 likes

    Open source AI coding assistant for planning, building, and fixing code. We frequently merge features from open-source projects like Roo Code and Cline, while building our own vision.

    29 Kilo Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Cursor
    • JetBrains IDE
    • Visual Studio Code
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  2. Twinny icon
     9 likes

    The most no-nonsense locally hosted (or API hosted) AI code completion plugin for Visual Studio Code, like GitHub Copilot but 100% free and 100% private.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
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  3. Supermaven icon
     9 likes

    Supermaven is a coding assistant that uses AI to help you write code faster. Breeze through code refactoring with Supermaven's fast and accurate suggestions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Neovim
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  4. CodeGeeX icon
     20 likes

    CodeGeeX is an AI-based coding assistant, which can suggest code in the current or following lines. It is powered by a large-scale multilingual code generation model with 13 billion parameters, pretrained on a large code corpus of more than 20 programming languages.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Sourcegraph icon
     15 likes

    Maximize coding efficiency with Sourcegraph’s AI-powered platform. Search and navigate codebases, automate low-level tasks, and improve code quality with custom agents. Sourcegraph ensures seamless integration, security, and deployment flexibility across environments.

    86 Sourcegraph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  6. Clinde icon
     6 likes

    Experience powerful AI without limits. Use our desktop app for everyday AI assistance, or boost your coding productivity with our JetBrains plugin.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. IntelliCode icon
     6 likes

    IntelliCode saves you time by putting what you’re most likely to use at the top of your completion list. IntelliCode recommendations are based on thousands of open source projects on GitHub each with over 100 stars.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
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  8. With JetBrains AI, your favorite tools gain new abilities while you are empowered with more information at your fingertips.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • JetBrains Rider
    • CLion
    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Pycharm
    • PhpStorm
    • RubyMine
    • WebStorm
    • ReSharper
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  9. Trag icon
     7 likes

    Trag enhances code review efficiency through AI, allowing specific instructions and pattern linting. Requires GitHub integration, free for open-source uses. Saves substantial engineer time by providing AI-reviewed code ahead of manual inspection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • CH flagSwitzerland
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  10. CodinIT.dev icon
     4 likes

    CodinIT is a free, local, and open-source AI app builder designed to empower users to create powerful custom applications without coding and without vendor lock-in. It runs entirely on your own computer, ensuring full control over your source code and data privacy with over 300+...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. LocalPilot icon
     7 likes

    Use GitHub Copilot locally on your Macbook with one-click.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Visual Studio Code
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  12. GitLab Duo icon
     3 likes

    GitLab Duo is a software suite that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimize various aspects of your workflows. This includes enhancing testing procedures, bolstering security measures, and improving documentation processes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
    • GitLab
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