Cursor Alternatives

Apps similar to Cursor include Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other options are VSCodium, Zed Editor, opencode and Claude Code. You're spoiled for choice with AI Coding Assistants like Cursor: we list more than 100 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Cline icon
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    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.

    124 Cline alternatives

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    • Visual Studio Code
    • JetBrains IDE
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  2. Rivet AI icon
     19 likes

    Visual AI programming platform with a graphical interface for creating, editing, and debugging LLM agent workflows, supporting real-time collaboration, YAML-based version control, open-source TypeScript library integration, and scalable deployment in production environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Roo Code icon
     8 likes

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

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    • Discontinued

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    • Visual Studio Code
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  4. Qoder IDE icon
     9 likes

    Qoder is an AI-powered agentic coding platform and IDE that automates complex software development tasks using autonomous AI agents.

    99 Qoder IDE alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. 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
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Electron
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  6. Antigravity CLI icon
     10 likes

    Terminal interface for developers with agentic multi-step reasoning, natural language commands, multi-file and codebase editing, tool invocation, seamless SSH workflow support, low resource use, and integrated settings sync with graphical environments for flexible operations.

    60 Antigravity CLI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. TabNine icon
     18 likes

    Auto-completion for any programming language, using machine-learning.

    97 TabNine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
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  8. Bolt.new icon
     10 likes

    Bolt.new is an in-browser AI web development agent that leverages StackBlitz’s WebContainers to allow for full stack application development. The application presents users with a simple, chat-based environment in which one prompts an agent to make code changes that are updated...

    171 Bolt.new alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Amazon CodeWhisperer is a general purpose, machine learning-powered code generator that provides you with code recommendations in real time. As you write code, CodeWhisperer automatically generates suggestions based on your existing code and comments.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • IntelliJ IDEA
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. A multi-platform, AI-augmented coding companion ensuring secure development with unit test creation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Visual Studio Code
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  11. Kilo Code icon
     8 likes

    Open source AI coding assistant for planning, building, and fixing code. We frequently merge features from open-source projects like Roo Code and Cline, while building our own vision.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Cursor
    • JetBrains IDE
    • Visual Studio Code
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