Windsurf Editor AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Windsurf Editor is Vim, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Windsurf Editor and eight of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Windsurf Editor are Geany, IntelliJ IDEA, Mellum and CodeEdit.

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  1. Vim icon
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    Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.

    213 Vim alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  2. Geany icon
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    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    151 Geany alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
     
  3. IntelliJ IDEA icon
     440 likes
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    IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin. Built for your comfort, it unlocks productivity, ensures quality code, supports cutting-edge tech, and protects your privacy.

    59 IntelliJ IDEA alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Mellum icon
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    Mellum-4b-base is JetBrains' first open-source large language model (LLM) optimized for code-related tasks.

    59 Mellum alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
    • Mellum is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Windsurf Editor.

    • Mellum is Free and Open SourceWindsurf Editor is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. CodeEdit icon
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    CodeEdit is a code editor built by the community, for the community, written entirely and unapologetically for macOS. Features include syntax highlighting, code completion, project find and replace, snippets, terminal, task running, debugging, git integration, code review...

    29 CodeEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Mistral Code icon
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    Lightning-fast completions, deep code understanding, and agentic software engineering—right where you work.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. CatDoes icon
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    CatDoes is your AI-powered app development partner that turns conversations into production-ready mobile apps. Just describe what you want, AI agents will handle the rest.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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