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The best Code Editor alternative to Codex is Google Antigravity, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Codex and 18 are Code Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Code Editor alternatives to Codex are Cursor, Void, Devin Desktop and Kiro.

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  1. Google Antigravity is an agentic IDE and coding environment designed to support real world software projects through autonomous development workflows. It provides an agent first workspace where developers set direction while AI agents carry out tasks such as coding, debugging...

    81 Google Antigravity alternatives

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    • Visual Studio Code
    • Xcode
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
    • Zed
    • JetBrains IDE
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  2. Cursor icon
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    The AI-first Code Editor. Build software faster in an editor designed for pair-programming with AI.

    169 Cursor alternatives

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  3. Void icon
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    The open source AI code editor. Write code with the best AI tools, use any model, and retain full control over your data.

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  4. Devin Desktop 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.

    116 Devin Desktop alternatives

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  5. Kiro icon
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    Kiro is an AI-powered IDE developed by Amazon Web Services to help developers build and ship production-ready software from prompt to deployment. Based on VS Code, it combines intuitive "vibe coding" with structured...

    65 Kiro alternatives

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    • Online
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  6. Firebase Studio icon
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    A cloud-based, agentic development environment designed to accelerate how you build, test, deploy and run production-quality AI applications, all in one place.

    96 Firebase Studio alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
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  7. 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.

    97 Qoder IDE alternatives

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  8. Verdent icon
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    Agentic AI coding suite with multiple parallel agents for planning, coding, verifying, and orchestrating complex software tasks.

    59 Verdent alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • JetBrains IDE
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Windows
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  9. 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.

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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  10. 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.

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    • US flagUnited States
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  11. KinetAios icon
     2 likes

    KinetAios is a cross-platform (Windows + macOS) desktop app that runs multiple AI agent engines side-by-side from a single window. No cloud, no account — everything stays on your machine.

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  12. Nimbalyst icon
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    Nimbalyst is the agent-native visual workspace for builders. Maximize speed, bandwidth, and context with Codex and Claude Code. Nimbalyst is where builders, agents, and teams collaborate visually on markdown, mockups, drawing, code, sessions, and tasks.

    6 Nimbalyst alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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