OpenAI Codex AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Code Editors

The best Code Editor alternative to OpenAI Codex is Void, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to OpenAI Codex and eight of them are Code Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Code Editor alternatives to OpenAI Codex are Windsurf Editor, Cursor, Firebase Studio and Qoder IDE.

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  1. Windsurf Editor icon
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    Windsurf Editor is an IDE merging AI and developers for lockstep collaboration with Cascade capabilities, boosting speed and contextual coding through copilot and agent-like systems across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

    65 Windsurf Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Qoder IDE icon
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    Qoder is an AI-powered agentic coding platform and IDE that automates complex software development tasks using autonomous AI agents.

    57 Qoder IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Verdent icon
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    Agentic AI coding suite with multiple parallel agents for planning, coding, verifying, and orchestrating complex software tasks.

    47 Verdent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • JetBrains IDE
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Windows
     
  4. 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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  5. Melty icon
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    Melty is an AI code editor where every chat message is a git commit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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