Sidekick CLI Alternatives

Sidekick CLI is described as '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' and is a ai coding assistant in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Sidekick CLI for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Visual Studio Code and Web-based apps. The best Sidekick CLI alternative is Zed Editor, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sidekick CLI are Windsurf Editor, Cursor, Void and TabbyML.

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Sidekick CLI alternatives page was last updated Apr 17, 2025
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  1. Sourcery icon
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    Sourcery is an AI-powered tool that enhances software development productivity. It supports multiple programming languages and provides intelligent code suggestions, automated refactorings, code completion, and code generation.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Pycharm
    • GitHub

    Sourcery Features

    1.  Refactoring
    2.  Code Completion

    Sourcery VS Sidekick CLI

     
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    Build and launch full-stack web apps, tools, and software in minutes without writing any code. Accelerate your time to market and forget development bottlenecks. Deploy your project in one click.

    43 Hostinger Horizons alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • LT flagLithuania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Hostinger Horizons Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Automated deployment
    4.  AI-Powered

    Hostinger Horizons VS Sidekick CLI

     
  3. Dexor icon
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    Dexor is your AI-powered coding assistant that transforms the way you develop software. With Dexor, you can:

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Dexor Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Context-aware help
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Static Code Analysis

    Dexor VS Sidekick CLI

     
  4. MarsCode icon
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    MarsCode is an AI-powered cloud-based IDE (Integrated Development Environment). The built-in AI Assistant and the out-of-the-box development environment let you focus more on the development of various projects.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code

    MarsCode Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Cloud IDE
    3.  AI-Powered

    MarsCode VS Sidekick CLI

     
  5. Plandex icon
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    Plandex uses long-running agents to complete tasks that span multiple files and require many steps. It breaks up large tasks into smaller subtasks, then implements each one, continuing until it finishes the job.

    52 Plandex alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Plandex Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  AI-Powered

    Plandex VS Sidekick CLI

     
  6. vim-ai icon
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    Complete text, generate code and chat with GPT in Vim/Neovim using OpenAI.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    vim-ai Features

    1.  Code Completion
    2.  Code generation

    vim-ai VS Sidekick CLI

     
  7. IntelliCode icon
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    IntelliCode saves you time by putting what you’re most likely to use at the top of your completion list. IntelliCode recommendations are based on thousands of open source projects on GitHub each with over 100 stars.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code

    IntelliCode Features

    1.  Autocompletion

    IntelliCode VS Sidekick CLI

     
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    Your best AI pair programmer. Save conversations and continue any time. A Visual Studio Code - ChatGPT Integration. Supports GPT-4, GPT3.5, GPT3 and Codex models. Create new files, view diffs with one click; your copilot to learn code, add tests, find bugs and more.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Genie AI - VSCode Features

    1.  AI-Powered
    2.  VSCode

    Genie AI - VSCode VS Sidekick CLI

     
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    avante.nvim is a Neovim plugin designed to emulate the behaviour of the Cursor AI IDE. It provides users with AI-driven code suggestions and the ability to apply these recommendations directly to their source files with minimal effort.

    53 avante.nvim alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Neovim
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • BSD

    avante.nvim Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  AI-Powered
    3.  Chat with documents
    4.  OpenAI integration

    avante.nvim VS Sidekick CLI

     
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    The copilot-complete function demonstrates that ~100 lines of LISP is all it takes for Emacs to do that thing GitHub Copilot and VSCode are famous for doing except superior w.r.t. both quality and freedom

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
    • GNU Emacs

    Emacs Copilot Features

    1. GNU Emacs icon  Emacs integration
    2.  EMACS
    3.  AI-Powered

    Emacs Copilot VS Sidekick CLI

     
  11. jedi-vim icon
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    Python auto-completion plugin for vim.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vim

    jedi-vim Features

    1.  Autocompletion

    jedi-vim VS Sidekick CLI

     
  12. VSCode Links icon
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    With a js config file you can define new links in VSCode and make them behave how you want. For example you could make a string like "api.general.users.getUser" be clickable and directly jump to the right function in the right file.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Visual Studio Code

    VSCode Links VS Sidekick CLI

     
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