Cursor AlternativesAI Coding Assistants and other similar apps like Cursor

Cursor is described as 'The AI-first Code Editor. Build software faster in an editor designed for pair-programming with AI' and is a ai coding assistant in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Cursor for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Visual Studio Code and Web-based apps. The best Cursor alternative is Zed Editor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cursor are Windsurf Editor, TabbyML, GitHub Copilot and Privy Coding Assistant.

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Cursor alternatives page was last updated Apr 14, 2025
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  1. Zed Editor icon

    Zed Editor

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    Zed is a blazing fast, multi-user, productivity-focused text editor. From the creators of Atom, Electron and Tree-sitter, the editor features built-in Vim mode with tooltips for key-bindings, language-aware...

    77 Zed Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Zed Editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Built-in terminal emulation
    5.  Team Collaboration
    6.  Rust
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  No registration required
    9. Git icon  Git Support
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Multiple Cursors

    Zed Editor VS Cursor

     
    Comments about Zed Editor as an Alternative to Cursor
    Aitztv
    Positive •Nov 19, 2024
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    today, 19-11-24, Zed for Windows is still not avaleible.

    Cursor Icon
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    • Zed Editor is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Cursor.

    • Zed Editor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cursor.

    • Zed Editor is Free and Open SourceCursor is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zed Editor is LightweightCursor is not according to our users
  2. Windsurf Editor icon

    Windsurf Editor

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    Windsurf 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.

    33 Windsurf Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Windsurf Editor screenshot 1

    Windsurf Editor Features

    1.  AI-Powered
    2.  Context-aware help

    Windsurf Editor VS Cursor

     

    • Windsurf Editor is the most popular Windows alternative to Cursor.

    • Windsurf Editor is Freemium and ProprietaryCursor is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. TabbyML icon

    TabbyML

     18 likes
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    Tabby is an open-source, self-hosted AI coding assistant. With Tabby, every team can set up its own LLM-powered code completion server with ease.

    55 TabbyML alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
    TabbyML screenshot 1

    TabbyML Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    TabbyML VS Cursor

     

    • TabbyML is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Cursor.

    • TabbyML is Free and Open SourceCursor is Freemium and Proprietary
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  6. GitHub Copilot icon

    GitHub Copilot

     29 likes
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    GitHub Copilot leverages the power of OpenAI Codex to provide real-time suggestions for code and complete functions, all within your editor. With its training on vast amounts of code, GitHub Copilot translates natural language prompts into coding suggestions across multiple...

    63 GitHub Copilot alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Neovim
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    GitHub Copilot screenshot 1

    GitHub Copilot Features

    1.  Code generation
    2.  Integrated Chat
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Code Completion
    7.  Natural Language Processing
    8.  OpenAI integration

    GitHub Copilot VS Cursor

     
  7. Privy Coding Assistant icon

    Privy Coding Assistant

     15 likes
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    A multi-platform, AI-augmented coding companion ensuring secure development with unit test creation.

    56 Privy Coding Assistant alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Visual Studio Code
    Privy Coding Assistant screenshot 1

    Privy Coding Assistant Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  VSCode

    Privy Coding Assistant VS Cursor

     
  8. Zasper icon

    Zasper

     10 likes
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    A 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.

    67 Zasper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Zasper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Built-in terminal emulation
    8.  Data science
    9.  Version Control Integration
    10.  Electron based

    Zasper VS Cursor

     
  10. Firebase Studio icon

    Firebase Studio

     9 likes
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    A cloud-based, agentic development environment designed to accelerate how you build, test, deploy and run production-quality AI applications, all in one place.

    30 Firebase Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Firebase Studio screenshot 1

    Top Firebase Studio Features

    1.  Code Formatting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  Live Preview
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Batch Editing
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Spell Checking
    12. Bitbucket icon  Bitbucket Integration

    Firebase Studio VS Cursor

     

    • Firebase Studio is the most popular Web-based alternative to Cursor.

    • Firebase Studio is Freemium and ProprietaryCursor is also Freemium and Proprietary
  11. Void icon

    Void

     12 likes
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    The open source AI code editor. Write code with the best AI tools, use any model, and retain full control over your data.

    54 Void alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Void screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  No registration required
    8.  AI-Powered
    9. ChatGPT icon  ChatGPT integration
    10.  VSCode
    11.  Third party integrations

    Void VS Cursor

     
  12. Trae icon

    Trae

     10 likes
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    Trae is an adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.

    24 Trae alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Trae screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2. Git icon  Git Support
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Code Formatting
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  AI-Powered

    Trae VS Cursor

     
  13. Rivet AI icon

    Rivet AI

     12 likes
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    Rivet is a visual programming environment for building AI agents with LLMs. Iterate on your prompt graphs in Rivet, then run them directly in your application. With Rivet, teams can effectively design, debug, and collaborate on complex LLM prompt graphs, and deploy them in their...

    60 Rivet AI alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    Rivet AI screenshot 1

    Rivet AI Features

    1.  AI-Powered

    Rivet AI VS Cursor

     
  14. CodeGeeX icon

    CodeGeeX

     23 likes
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    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.

    46 CodeGeeX alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    stealth mode

    CodeGeeX Features

    1.  Code Completion
    2.  Code generation
    3.  AI-Powered
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Coding

    CodeGeeX VS Cursor

     

    • CodeGeeX is the most popular SaaS alternative to Cursor.

    • CodeGeeX is Free Personal and Open SourceCursor is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Supermaven

     8 likes
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    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.

    57 Supermaven alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    Supermaven screenshot 1

    Supermaven Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  AI-Powered

    Supermaven VS Cursor

     
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