Open Source Cursor AlternativesTop AI Coding Assistants & Code Editors like Cursor

The best open source alternative to Cursor is VSCodium. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Cursor and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Cursor are Zed Editor, Kate, Void and Gemini CLI.

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  1. VSCodium icon
     410 likes

    This 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.

    200 VSCodium alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
     
  2. Zed Editor icon
     116 likes

    Blazing 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.

    92 Zed Editor alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Zed Editor vs Cursor Comments
    Iaian7
    Positive
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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.

    gresch
    Negative
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    Zed is not an alternative to Cursor as the latter is an "AI"/ML coding support offering, not just a text editor.

    Aitztv
    Positive
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    today, 19-11-24, Zed for Windows is still not avaleible.

    • Zed Editor is Freemium and Open SourceCursor is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zed Editor is LightweightCursor is not according to our users
  3. Kate icon
     314 likes

    The 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.

    146 Kate alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  4. Gemini CLI icon
     27 likes

    Open-source terminal AI connects to development tools, understands and edits code, generates, explains, and refactors using natural language, automates complex workflows, executes shell commands, grounds interactions with search, and supports extensibility via protocols and prompts.

    47 Gemini CLI alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. opencode icon
     24 likes

    Terminal-based AI coding assistant featuring a themed native UI, automatic LSP integration, multi-agent sessions, 75+ supported LLMs, local and cloud model options, shareable debugging links, open source licensing, and session sharing for collaborative coding workflows.

    65 opencode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Athas icon
     16 likes

    Lightweight, 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. TabbyML icon
     20 likes

    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.

    78 TabbyML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  8. Zasper icon
     11 likes

    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.

    78 Zasper alternatives

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    • Mac
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    Zasper vs Cursor Comments
    gresch
    Negative
    0

    Zasper 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 SourceCursor is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zasper is Privacy focusedCursor is not according to our users
  9. Cline icon
     11 likes

    Autonomous coding agent right in your IDE, capable of creating/editing files, executing commands, using the browser, and more with your permission every step of the way.

    83 Cline alternatives

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    • Visual Studio Code
     
  10. Roo Code icon
     7 likes

    Supercharge your editor with AI that understands your codebase, streamlines development, and helps you write, refactor, and debug with ease.

    14 Roo Code alternatives

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    • Visual Studio Code
     
  11. Eclipse Theia icon
     21 likes

    With 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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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Electron
     
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    Eclipse Theia vs Cursor Comments
    gresch
    Negative
    0

    Eclipse 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 SourceCursor is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Eclipse Theia is Privacy focusedCursor is not according to our users
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