Open-source alternatives to Cursor

AI-first code editor with chat, autocomplete and agent features.

5 open-source swaps257k GitHub stars between them

The open-source options, most starred first

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Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Autonomous coding agent as an SDK, IDE extension, or CLI assistant.

Self-hosted AI coding assistant

⏩ Source-controlled AI checks, enforceable in CI. Powered by the open-source Continue CLI

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