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. 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.

    48 Genie AI - VSCode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. defract icon
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    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 type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. Plandex icon
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    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
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  4. Mneme HQ icon
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    Architectural governance layer for AI coding agents — enforces decisions, policies, and standards before AI generates code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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  5. Nut Chat icon
     3 likes

    Open source tool centered on AI-driven full stack app development, Nut generates bug analysis via Replay.io recordings and runtime behavior capturing, offering AI developers explanations for effective resolutions. Early adopters enjoy free access for feedback contributions.

    90 Nut Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Free, local-first AI coding IDE with full chat, code mode, and an autonomous coding agent that runs on your machine with any LLM (BYOLLM). No subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. 16x Prompt icon
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    16x Prompt helps developers compose the perfect prompt with source code and context for ChatGPT.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Open CoDesign icon
     3 likes

    Open-source Claude Design alternative. One-click import your Claude Code / Codex API key. Prompt ? prototype / slides / PDF. Multi-model (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Kimi, GLM, Ollama). BYOK, local-first, MIT.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Dexor icon
     3 likes

    Dexor is your AI-powered coding assistant that transforms the way you develop software. With Dexor, you can:

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. GPT-Code-Clippy (GPT-CC) is an open source version of GitHub Copilot, a language model -- based on GPT-3, called GPT-Codex -- that is fine-tuned on publicly available code from GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Visual Studio Code
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  11. Kamara icon
     2 likes

    Kamara helps you build your ideas faster than ever. Using OpenAI's GPT-4, you can describe what features you want and Kamara will build them, one prompt at a time.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. VSCode Links icon
     3 likes

    With a js config file you can define new links in VSCode and make them behave how you want. For example you could make a string like "api.general.users.getUser" be clickable and directly jump to the right function in the right file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code
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