ShadowCode Alternatives

Apps similar to ShadowCode include Claude Code. It's paid, but aider is free. Other options are Cursor, Codex and GitHub Copilot. In total there are five AI Coding Assistants like ShadowCode for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and iPhone.

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  1. Claude Code icon
     81 likes

    Terminal AI assistant features deep codebase awareness, rapid code searches, multi-file edits, and advanced code understanding with explicit approval for changes, integration with VS Code and JetBrains, leverages build tools and test suites, and is highly configurable.

    169 Claude Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Homebrew
    • npm
    • JetBrains IDE
    • Online
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  2. Cursor icon
     66 likes

    The AI-first Code Editor. Build software faster in an editor designed for pair-programming with AI.

    189 Cursor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  3. Codex icon
     28 likes

    Automates code writing, editing, and answering codebase questions using secure cloud sandboxes and local terminal agents, enables parallel task execution, handles pull requests, integrates with repositories, and supports ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team users.

    144 Codex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Cursor
    • JetBrains IDE
    • Windsurf
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Node.JS
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
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  4. GitHub Copilot icon
     39 likes

    GitHub Copilot leverages the power of OpenAI Codex to provide real-time suggestions for code and complete functions, all within your editor. With its training on vast amounts of code, GitHub Copilot translates natural language prompts into coding suggestions across multiple...

    169 GitHub Copilot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Neovim
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
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  5. aider icon
     8 likes

    Aider is a command line tool that lets you pair program with GPT-3.5/GPT-4, to edit code stored in your local git repository. Aider will directly edit the code in your local source files, and git commit the changes with sensible commit messages.

    116 aider alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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