Sidekick CLI AlternativesAI Coding Assistants and other similar apps like Sidekick CLI

Apps similar to Sidekick CLI include Zed Editor, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Cursor, Void, Devin Desktop and Firebase Studio. There's no shortage of AI Coding Assistants like Sidekick CLI, with more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Zed Editor icon
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    Blazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.

    126 Zed Editor alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. Cursor icon
     64 likes

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

    182 Cursor alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  3. Void icon
     36 likes

    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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    • Discontinued

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  4. Devin Desktop icon
     38 likes

    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.

    123 Devin Desktop alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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  5. Firebase Studio icon
     23 likes

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

    99 Firebase Studio alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
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  6. 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...

    163 GitHub Copilot alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Neovim
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
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  7. Trae icon
     16 likes

    Trae is an adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.

    57 Trae alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. TabbyML icon
     20 likes

    Tabby is an open-source, self-hosted AI coding assistant. With Tabby, every team can set up its own LLM-powered code completion server with ease.

    102 TabbyML alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
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  9. Rivet AI icon
     19 likes

    Visual AI programming platform with a graphical interface for creating, editing, and debugging LLM agent workflows, supporting real-time collaboration, YAML-based version control, open-source TypeScript library integration, and scalable deployment in production environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  10. v0 by Vercel icon
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    AI-powered user interface system generates copy-paste-ready React code using simple text prompts. Enhances design productivity with choices or customizable fine-tuning for refined outputs powered by shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS. Flexible to adapt to specific project needs straightforwardly.

    97 v0 by Vercel alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Zasper icon
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    A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

    98 Zasper alternatives

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  12. Bolt.new icon
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    Bolt.new is an in-browser AI web development agent that leverages StackBlitz’s WebContainers to allow for full stack application development. The application presents users with a simple, chat-based environment in which one prompts an agent to make code changes that are updated...

    176 Bolt.new alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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