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 ai coding assistant in the development category. There are more than 50 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 Free and Open Source. 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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    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)

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    • Python
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
     
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    App to create, play, and share AI-generated mobile games, no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  3. Sidekick CLI icon
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    Sidekick is an agentic CLI-based AI tool inspired by Claude Code, Copilot, Windsurf and Cursor. It's meant to be an open source alternative to these tools, providing a similar experience but with the flexibility of using different LLM providers while keeping the agentic...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Terminal-based AI coding tool that can use any model that supports the OpenAI-style API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • JavaScript
    • npm
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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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 (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  6. nao icon
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    An AI-powered IDE for data teams that connects directly to your data warehouse to write SQL, Python, and dbt workflows with full schema context.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  7. Tile.dev icon
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    Tile is an AI-powered mobile app development platform that helps developers, designers and startups build and launch native iOS and Android apps faster than ever. With a drag-and-drop visual editor, custom code support, and full-stack features like in-app purchases, push...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Traycer transforms your ideas into clear, step-by-step plans that AI coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor can follow easily. Spend less time writing prompts and complete your projects faster.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    Ai Vibe coding website.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Find bugs in AI Generated Code.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Agentica is an AI coding assistant that makes AI-powered development affordable for developers who need hundreds of daily requests. Unlike expensive alternatives that force you to ration your usage, Agentica offers 100 free requests daily with open source models, perfect for...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Cursor
    • Windsurf
    • Visual Studio Code
     
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