An agentic coding tool that runs in your terminal, reads your codebase, and handles coding tasks, code explanations, and git workflows through natural language.
152.2K27KTypeScriptNo licenseUpdated yesterday
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Best open-source alternatives to Cursor (2026)
Looking for a free, open-source alternative to Cursor? These 7 projects can replace it. Each one is reviewed by a human and explained in plain words, so you can compare stars, license and maintenance at a glance.
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| Project | Stars | License | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|
| anthropics/claude-code | ★ 152.2K | No license | yesterday |
| esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix | ★ 35.8K | MIT | 10 hours ago |
| getpaseo/paseo | ★ 21.3K | Other | 11 hours ago |
| apache/maka | ★ 5.8K | Apache-2.0 | 9 hours ago |
| hardbeat920/monocode | ★ 3.1K | MIT | 15 hours ago |
| JetBrains/thinkrail | ★ 757 | Apache-2.0 | 11 hours ago |
| opensec-git/Pi-Bolt | ★ 369 | MIT | 2 days ago |
An open-source AI coding agent that reads your project, edits files and runs commands and tests from your terminal, desktop, browser or editor.
35.8K2.5KGoMITUpdated 10 hours ago
Desktop, mobile, web and CLI app for running and orchestrating multiple coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode in parallel worktrees.
21.3K2.5KTypeScriptOtherUpdated 11 hours ago
Apache Maka (Incubating) is an agent workspace for running AI coding tasks locally, with a full append-only record of every model message, tool call and permission decision.
5.8K557TypeScriptApache-2.0Updated 9 hours ago
A desktop GUI that runs your existing coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others) as tabbed, side-by-side sessions.
3.1K359TypeScriptMITUpdated 15 hours ago
A desktop and browser IDE built around the pi coding agent, running agent work in isolated git-worktree workspaces with living specs and skills.
75756TypeScriptApache-2.0Updated 11 hours ago
Pi, the coding agent, compiled ahead of time to native machine code so it starts faster and uses less CPU than Pi on Bun or Node.
36916TypeScriptMITUpdated 2 days ago
FAQ
- Is there a free, open-source alternative to Cursor?
- Yes. The most popular open-source alternatives to Cursor on Repolode are claude-code, DeepSeek-Reasonix, paseo.
- Which Cursor alternative should I choose?
- claude-code has the most GitHub stars and is released under No license. Compare the license and last commit of each option in the table above before choosing.