AI coding
Want AI-assisted coding without Cursor's subscription? These are free, open source or have free tiers.
How we picked: Free plan, free to use, or open source. Listings are editorial and never paid.
Code Assistant
Cline is an open-source AI coding agent that plans and executes tasks, edits files, runs terminal commands, and extends via MCP across IDE, CLI, and desktop.
Code Assistant
Roomote is an AI engineering teammate that ships reviewable PRs — hosted by us in about two minutes, or self-hosted on your own infra. Single-tenant either way, source-available, bring any model. Sol…
AI Coding Tools
Open-source code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains that helps write, understand, and modify code, available free under the Apache 2.0 license.
Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux
Code Assistant
Terminal-based AI pair programmer that connects to cloud or local LLMs, maps your codebase, and makes Git-committed edits across 100+ languages.
Code Editors
Free code editor from Microsoft with a huge extension marketplace.
Platforms: Windows · macOS · Linux · Web
Code Assistant
Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
Popular options include Cline, Roo Code, Continue, Aider, Visual Studio Code. The right choice depends on your project, budget and how much control you need.
Free plan, free to use, or open source. Paid placements never affect this list.
