Open-source alternatives

Open-source alternatives to Cursor

Free, open-source, downloadable replacements for Cursor

Open source coding AI agent

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

204.7k+540/dayMIT LicenseAI Codinganomalyco/opencode

Agentic coding assistant in your terminal

alternative to CursorGitHub CopilotChatGPT

144.2k+88/dayAI Codinganthropics/claude-code

Lightweight coding agent for your terminal

alternative to Claude CodeCursorGitHub Copilot

121.8k+201/dayApache License 2.0AI Codingopenai/codex

Run and manage AI coding agents for development tasks

alternative to CursorDevin

86.3k+89/dayMIT LicenseAI CodingOpenHands/OpenHands

Autonomous coding agent for IDE and terminal

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

67.5k+50/dayApache License 2.0AI Codingcline/cline

AI agent that codes, runs, and tests with LLMs

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

53.9k+24/dayApache License 2.0AI Codingaaif-goose/goose

AI pair programming in your terminal

alternative to GitHub CopilotCursor

48.8k+25/dayApache License 2.0AI CodingAider-AI/aider

Open-source coding agent

alternative to GitHub CopilotCursor

35.8k+34/dayApache License 2.0AI Codingcontinuedev/continue

DeepSeek-native AI coding agent

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

35.4k+19/dayMIT LicenseAI Codingesengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix

Self-hosted AI coding assistant

alternative to GitHub CopilotTabnineCursor

33.9k+6/dayOtherAI CodingTabbyML/tabby

AI that builds complete apps from prompts

alternative to DevinCursor

33.7k+2/dayOtherAI CodingPythagora-io/gpt-pilot

Terminal AI coding agent

alternative to CursorGitHub CopilotChatGPT

29.7k+374/dayMIT LicenseAI Codingcan1357/oh-my-pi

Multi-model agentic coding tool

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

27.9k+38/dayOtherAI Codingcharmbracelet/crush

AI coding agent for your terminal

alternative to Claude CodeCursorGitHub Copilot

27.7k+43/dayApache License 2.0AI CodingQwenLM/qwen-code

All-in-one agentic engineering platform

alternative to CursorGitHub CopilotClaude Code

27.2k+26/dayMIT LicenseAI CodingKilo-Org/kilocode

Fullscreen TUI AI coding agent

alternative to CursorClaude CodeGitHub Copilot

26.5k+51/dayApache License 2.0AI Codingxai-org/grok-build

AI coding agent team inside your editor

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

24.3kApache License 2.0AI CodingRooCodeInc/Roo-Code

Orchestrate multiple coding agents on your machines

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16.1k+194/dayOtherAI Codinggetpaseo/paseo

Autonomous AI coding framework

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14.6k+6/dayGNU Affero General Public License v3.0AI CodingAndyMik90/Aperant

Agent IDE for coding agents

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11k+74/dayApache License 2.0Editors & IDEsUntrivial-ai/agent-orchestrator

Terminal AI coding agent for builders who ship.

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10.3kGNU General Public License v3.0AI CodingKuberwastaken/claurst

Build AI agents with single binary

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7.9k+11/dayOtherAI CodingYaoApp/yao

AI pair programmer for 300+ LLM models with TUI

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7.6k+8/dayApache License 2.0AI Codingtailcallhq/forgecode

Chat-first code editor

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5.4k+1/dayMIT LicenseEditors & IDEsmeltylabs/melty
ModsCLI

AI on the command line

alternative to Cursor

4.5kMIT LicenseAI Codingcharmbracelet/mods
FuxiCLI

Terminal AI coding agent that edits code and runs tools

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

3.4k+48/dayOtherAI Codingfuxicodex/Fuxi

Self-building AI coding IDE

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3.3k+120/dayMIT LicenseAI Codingget-bb/bb

Auto-register and manage accounts for many AI platforms

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3.2k+4/dayGNU Affero General Public License v3.0AI Platforms & RAGlxf746/any-auto-register
AcpxCLI

Headless CLI for Agent Client Protocol sessions

alternative to CursorVS Code

3.2k+6/dayMIT LicenseAI Codingopenclaw/acpx

Desktop AI agent suite for coding and office work

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

2.1k+57/dayMIT LicenseAI AssistantsGCWing/BitFun

Agentic AI coding chat in your terminal

alternative to GitHub CopilotCursorChatGPT

2kApache License 2.0AI Codingaws/amazon-q-developer-cli

AI coding editor

alternative to Cursor

1.9k+5/dayGNU General Public License v3.0Editors & IDEshanshuaikang/nezha

High-performance AI coding agent for the terminal

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

1.7k+7/dayOtherAI CodingDicklesworthstone/pi_agent_rust

Platform to build with AI

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

1.7k+23/dayMIT LicenseAI Platforms & RAGEmanuele-web04/synara
ZeroCLI

Local terminal AI agent for coding tasks

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

1.7k+5/dayMIT LicenseAI CodingGitlawb/zero

Terminal AI coding agent

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

1.6k+2/dayOtherAI Codingcyberpapiii/chipotlai-max

DeepSeek AI desktop client with themes and plugins

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1.5k+22/dayMIT LicenseAI Assistantszouyuxuan122/DSH-Desktop-EAC

IDE built for multi-agent AI coding swarms

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1.5kAI Codingchmod777john/swarm-ide

Background coding agent with real-time web UI

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

1.5kMIT LicenseAI Codingishaan1013/shadow

AI writing and research workspace for Chinese creators

alternative to CursorChatGPT

1.5k+1/dayWritinglimecloud/lime

AI coding assistant bridging editor and web chat

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

1.4k+1/dayAI Codingrobertpiosik/CodeWebChat

Nerve center for agentic coding

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

1.4k+1/dayMIT LicenseAI Assistantstraycerai/traycer

IDE workspace to run and manage AI coding agents

alternative to Cursor

1.4k+3/dayMIT LicenseAI Codingelirantutia/vibeyard

Multi-model AI coding agent for the command line

alternative to ChatGPTCursor

1.3kApache License 2.0AI CodingConardLi/easy-llm-cli

Local AI agent harness with GUI and CLI

alternative to Cursor

1.2k+1/dayApache License 2.0AI CodingthClaws/thClaws

AI-powered programming assistant for the command line

alternative to GitHub CopilotCursorChatGPT

1.2kApache License 2.0AI Codingdulikaifazr/Cougar-CLI

Task-focused programming environment

alternative to Cursor

1.1kApache License 2.0Editors & IDEsAgentsMesh/Pivo

Swift-native macOS AI coding agent

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

1.1kMIT LicenseAI Codingpaean-ai/deeptide

Agentic coding AI in your terminal

alternative to CursorClaudeGitHub Copilot

1.1kOtherAI CodingMayDay-wpf/snow-cli

AI research assistant workspace

alternative to Cursor

1.1k+1/dayOtherAI CodingOpenLAIR/dr-claw

Local AI coding agent with desktop and remote control

alternative to CursorGitHub Copilot

1kAI Codingwk42worldworld/cybercode

Friendly CLI coding assistant

alternative to GitHub CopilotCursorChatGPT

1kMIT LicenseAI Codingsynthetic-lab/octofriend