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. LocalPilot icon
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    Use GitHub Copilot locally on your Macbook with one-click.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  2. Sweep icon
     5 likes

    Sweep is an AI junior developer that turns bugs and feature requests into code changes. Sweep automatically handles devex improvements like adding typehints/improving test coverage. 🤖

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • GitHub
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. Augment Code icon
     3 likes

    Enhances developer collaboration by providing codebase-aware chat, intuitive code suggestions, and advanced AI-driven explanations; accelerates coding tasks, assists in understanding unseen code structures, improving communication vastly within teams.

    89 Augment Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Quack AI icon
     7 likes

    Quack AI is your companion for software team alignment. Streamline collaboration and improve productivity.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
     
  5. MutableAI icon
     3 likes

    MutableAI for VS Code uses large scale neural networks trained on public data and metaprogramming to:

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. CodiumAI icon
     5 likes

    CodiumAI’s first tool is an IDE extension that interacts with the developer to generate meaningful tests and code explanations for busy devs.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  7. Trae Plugin icon
     7 likes

    Trae Plugin is an AI-powered cloud-based IDE (Integrated Development Environment). The built-in AI Assistant and the out-of-the-box development environment let you focus more on the development of various projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  8. Cody icon
     5 likes

    Comprehensive AI coding assistant for writing, fixing, and maintaining code by leveraging the entire codebase and code graph. Integrates with various IDEs, providing features like AI chat, autocomplete, and inline edit, and promotes team productivity.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Pi Agent icon
     3 likes

    Pi is a minimal terminal coding harness. Adapt pi to your workflows, not the other way around, without having to fork and modify pi internals.

    59 Pi Agent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Termux
    • JavaScript
    • npm
    • Typescript
     
  10. Plandex icon
     7 likes

    Plandex uses long-running agents to complete tasks that span multiple files and require many steps. It breaks up large tasks into smaller subtasks, then implements each one, continuing until it finishes the job.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  11. Your best AI pair programmer. Save conversations and continue any time. A Visual Studio Code - ChatGPT Integration. Supports GPT-4, GPT3.5, GPT3 and Codex models. Create new files, view diffs with one click; your copilot to learn code, add tests, find bugs and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Sourcery icon
     6 likes

    Sourcery is an AI-powered tool that enhances software development productivity. It supports multiple programming languages and provides intelligent code suggestions, automated refactorings, code completion, and code generation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Pycharm
    • GitHub
     
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