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 18 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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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.