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Free alternatives to Cursor

These open-source projects do a similar job for free, though most need more setup.

  1. Have an AI agent write and fix code in your terminal
    ★ 224kstars
    opencode by anomalyco · Free alternative to Cursor, Claude Code
    Some setupCommand-line toolHealthy
  2. Let OpenAI's coding agent write and run code in your terminal
    ★ 133kstars
    codex by openai · Free alternative to Cursor
    Some setupCommand-line toolHealthy
  3. Get an autonomous AI coding agent inside VS Code
    ★ 71.3kstars
    cline by cline · Free alternative to Cursor, GitHub Copilot
    Some setupAdd-on for VS CodeHealthy
  4. Pair-program with AI in your terminal
    ★ 49.9kstars
    aider by Aider-AI · Free alternative to Cursor, GitHub Copilot
    Some setupCommand-line toolHealthy
  5. Build software with an all-in-one AI coding agent
    ★ 27.9kstars
    kilocode by Kilo-Org · Free alternative to Cursor
    Some setupAdd-on for VS CodeHealthy