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 Sublime Text, VSCodium, Zed Editor and Kate.

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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 Open Source, Free 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. Factory icon
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    A software development agents that work everywhere you do. From IDE to CI/CD - delegate complete tasks like refactors, incident response, and migrations to Droids.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Linux
     
  2. BLACKBOX.AI icon
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    Comprehensive AI coding assistant supporting code completion, debugging, and optimization with over 300 models, multi-platform access, seamless workflow integration, automation, context awareness, and input handling for text, image, video, and speech.

    60 BLACKBOX.AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. hi isn't just another AI chat wrapper or fully autonomous coding agent - it's a context-aware terminal assistant that operates within your workflow. It sees what you see - your terminal window, eliminating context switching and copy-pasting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
     
  4. Nimbalyst icon
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    Nimbalyst is the agent-native visual workspace for builders. Maximize speed, bandwidth, and context with Codex and Claude Code. Nimbalyst is where builders, agents, and teams collaborate visually on markdown, mockups, drawing, code, sessions, and tasks.

    6 Nimbalyst alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. CrewCode icon
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    CrewCode — an open-source (Apache-2.0) desktop app for running multiple coding agents at once without losing control of your repo.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Ungate icon
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    Ungate lets you use Claude, ChatGPT, and MiniMax subscriptions in Cursor instead of paying for API tokens. Claude and ChatGPT authenticate via OAuth; MiniMax uses provider API credentials.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Cursor
     
  7. TermioWin icon
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    AI-ready multi-pane Windows terminal in your browser. Run Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, and 14+ AI tools locally — with MCP server, prompt automation, and LAN remote access.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. ManifestGo icon
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    ManifestGo is an AI-driven, no-code development platform designed to simplify and accelerate the creation of browser extensions. Instead of manually writing manifest files, background scripts, and content scripts, users can describe their extension ideas in plain English.

    10 ManifestGo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. MobileCodeAI icon
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    The first AI powered SDE on iPhone. For engineers to be able to write and ship code from anywhere entirely from a phone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  10. CodeCritic icon
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    🚀 Get instant AI code reviews for free. Catch bugs, security issues & learn best practices. Supports Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust & 25+ languages. Try now!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Claw-Coder icon
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    I built Claw-coder because I wanted a coding agent that could actually work with local models instead of relying entirely on a hosted model.

    8 Claw-Coder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
     
  12. Dropstone icon
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    Dropstone AI is a self-learning, AI-powered software development platform that automates aspects of the software engineering lifecycle, aiming to provide unlimited context memory for large codebases and to improve over time through a generational recursive self-improvement model.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
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