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The best alternative to Cursor is Kate, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Cursor and 14 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Cursor are Gram, Mistral Vibe for Code, JetBrains Junie and JetBrains AI Assistant.

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  1. Kate icon
     334 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.

    165 Kate alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  2. Gram icon
     8 likes

    Gram is a powerful and modern source code editor. It features solid performance and is highly configurable, yet comes with batteries included out of the box. Gram supports many popular programming languages and file formats, and can use Zed extensions to support additional...

    64 Gram alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Homebrew
    • Windows
     
  3. Frontman is an AI Agent that lives in your browser, sees your live DOM, and turns your visual feedback into real changes - no more refresh-and-check cycles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Next.js
    • Wordpress
     
  4. AI-driven no-code platform to create full-stack web apps quickly, featuring instant one-click deployment, integrated hosting, domain tools, professional email, real-time editing, version control, and rapid live publishing with a streamlined three-step process.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. defract icon
     1 like

    defract is a local-first desktop app that orchestrates parallel Claude Code agents through a full development lifecycle — story, design, architecture, review, ship.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. LoopTroop icon
     1 like

    LoopTroop is an open-source, local GUI application that orchestrates AI coding agents to complete multi-file tickets. Unlike chat assistants or simple CLI tools, it is built to manage complex, long-running tasks across multiple repositories without filling the model's...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Git
    • Node.JS
     
  7. LynxPrompt icon
     2 likes

    Self-hosted & federated platform for AI IDE/Tools Rules and Commands via WebUI & CLI - Generate, browse, store, share AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, and more.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
  8. dbForge AI Assistant is the intelligent SQL AI generator that turns natural language into complex queries, assists in code optimization and troubleshooting, and simplifies database management and SQL coding through conversational experience.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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