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Code editors · 8 alternatives

Instead of Cursor, try one of these 8.

Every alternative is lined up against Cursor on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Cursor sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
CursorWhat you have now
AI-first code editor built on VS Code.
PriceFreemium
pro $20/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · Win · Linux
Visual Studio Code#1
The most popular code editor, with a huge extension marketplace.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
VSCodium#2
VS Code without Microsoft telemetry or branding.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Zed#3
GPU-accelerated collaborative code editor in Rust.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · Linux · Win
Claude Code#4
Anthropic's terminal agent that edits codebases with explicit approval.
PricePaid
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux
Google Antigravity#5
Google's agent-first IDE where autonomous agents run development tasks.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
opencode#6
Terminal-based AI coding agent that works with many language models.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Void#7
Open-source AI editor that runs on your own chosen models.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Athas#8
Lightweight editor with Vim keys, Git integration and AI editing.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

Cursor alternatives at a glance

Cursor is a freemium code editors app (pro $20/mo). We compared 8 alternatives: 6 are open source, 6 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 7 work fully offline. The most popular is Visual Studio Code, with 4.1k likes.

Most liked overallVisual Studio Code

The most popular code editor, with a huge extension marketplace.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best free optionVSCodium

VS Code without Microsoft telemetry or branding.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionZed

GPU-accelerated collaborative code editor in Rust.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best for offline useGoogle Antigravity

Google's agent-first IDE where autonomous agents run development tasks.

Freemium · Works offline

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