Coding tools

AI pair programmers and code assistants.

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Visual Studio Code

AI

Code editing. Redefined.

4.7

Visual Studio Code is Microsoft's free, extensible code editor with a massive extension marketplace, integrated terminal, debugging, and AI assistant integrations.

Massive extension marketplace
Integrated terminal & debugger
Git integration
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Cursor

AI

AI-first code editor

4.7

Cursor is a VS Code-based editor where an AI agent reads your repository, writes multi-file changes and explains unfamiliar code.

Repo-aware chat
Multi-file edits
Inline completions
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Claude Code

AI

Agentic coding tool from Anthropic

4.6

Claude Code is Anthropic's command-line AI coding agent that can read, edit, run and debug code across an entire codebase autonomously.

Terminal-based agentic coding
Multi-file autonomous edits
Git-aware workflows
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Zed

AI

The fast, collaborative code editor

4.6

Zed is a native, GPU-accelerated code editor built in Rust that combines extreme performance with built-in AI assistance and real-time multiplayer collaboration.

Native GPU-accelerated rendering
Built-in AI code assistance
Real-time collaborative editing
Freemium · from Free
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Apidog

AI

All-in-one API development platform

4.6

Apidog combines API design, debugging, mocking, automated testing and documentation into one AI-assisted platform, positioned as a full Postman replacement.

API design & mock server
Automated test generation
AI request/schema generation
Freemium · from $9/mo
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JetBrains Rider

AI

The Cross-Platform .NET IDE

4.6

JetBrains Rider is a fast, feature-rich cross-platform IDE for .NET, ASP.NET, Xamarin and Unity development, with AI Assistant for code completion and generation.

Cross-platform .NET development
AI Assistant integration
Advanced refactoring tools
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Lovable

AI

Build software products, using only a chat interface

4.5

Lovable is an AI-powered platform that generates and iterates full-stack web applications from natural language prompts, with instant deployment.

Prompt-to-app generation
Live preview and editing
Supabase/backend integration
Freemium · from $25/mo
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GitHub Copilot

AI

AI pair programmer

4.5

Copilot suggests completions, writes tests and answers questions about your codebase inside the IDE you already use.

Inline completions
Chat in IDE
Test generation
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Windsurf

AI

Agentic AI coding editor

4.4

Windsurf is an AI-first editor whose agent reads your whole codebase, plans changes and edits multiple files at once. It is a direct rival to Cursor.

Codebase-aware agent
Multi-file edits
Inline completions
Freemium · from $15/mo
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v0 by Vercel

AI

Generate UI with AI

4.3

v0 is Vercel's generative AI tool that creates React/Next.js components and full app interfaces from text prompts, with direct deployment to Vercel.

Prompt-to-UI generation
React/Next.js code output
Vercel deployment integration
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Replit

AI

Build software collaboratively with AI

4.3

Replit is a cloud-based development environment offering instant coding, hosting and deployment plus an AI Agent that can build and edit full applications.

Cloud IDE, no setup
AI Agent app builder
Real-time collaboration
Freemium · from $20/mo
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Bolt.new

AI

AI-powered full-stack web development in the browser

4.3

Bolt.new lets users prompt an AI to build, edit and deploy full-stack web apps directly in the browser using WebContainer technology.

Prompt-to-app generation
In-browser full-stack runtime
Instant deployment
Freemium · from $20/mo
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Codeium

AI

Free AI-powered code acceleration toolkit

4.3

Codeium provides AI-powered code completion, chat and search across dozens of languages and IDEs, with a generous free individual tier.

Multi-IDE AI autocomplete
AI chat for code
Codebase-aware search
Freemium · from Free
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JetBrains AI Assistant

AI

AI assistant built into JetBrains IDEs

4.2

JetBrains AI Assistant brings code completion, chat, and refactoring AI features natively into JetBrains IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm.

In-IDE AI chat
Context-aware code completion
Commit message generation
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Replit Agent

AI

Build and deploy apps from a prompt

4.2

Replit Agent writes, runs and deploys full applications in the browser, handling the environment and hosting for you. No local setup is required.

Prompt to app
Cloud environment
One-click deploy
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Sourcegraph Cody

AI

AI coding assistant that knows your codebase

4.2

Cody by Sourcegraph is an AI coding assistant that uses codebase-wide context and search to provide accurate completions, chat and refactoring across large repositories.

Codebase-wide context search
AI chat and autocomplete
Self-hosted enterprise option
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Amazon Q Developer

AI

Generative AI-powered assistant for software development

4.1

Amazon Q Developer is AWS's AI assistant for coding, debugging, and cloud application development, integrated into IDEs and the AWS console.

AI code generation & chat
Code transformation/upgrades
AWS console integration
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Devin

AI

Autonomous AI software engineer

4.1

Devin from Cognition is an autonomous coding agent that plans, writes, tests and ships code in its own sandboxed environment, working from a ticket-style brief.

Autonomous multi-step coding
Own shell, browser and editor
Pull request creation
Paid · from $20/mo (usage-based)
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JetBrains Fleet

AI

The next-generation IDE by JetBrains

4.1

Fleet is JetBrains' lightweight, distributed code editor that can scale up into a full IDE with smart code assistance and remote development support.

Lightweight editor mode
Smart code navigation
Remote development
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Emergent

AI

Agentic vibe-coding app builder

4.0

Emergent builds full-stack applications from a natural-language brief, running an agent that scaffolds, codes and deploys the project for you.

Natural-language app generation
Full-stack scaffolding
One-click deployment
Freemium · from $20/mo
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Tabnine

AI

Privacy-first code completion

4.0

Tabnine offers AI code completion and chat with self-hosted and air-gapped deployment options. It is aimed at teams with strict code privacy rules.

Code completion
Chat
Self-hosting
Freemium · from $9/user/mo
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Blackbox AI

AI

AI coding assistant and code search

4.0

Blackbox AI combines code autocomplete, chat and code search across public repositories, available in the browser and as an editor extension.

Code autocomplete in VS Code
Chat with your repository
Code search across public repos
Freemium · from $19.99/mo

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