Cursor

Cursor is an AI-first code editor built as a fork of VS Code that deeply integrates AI capabilities into every aspect of the development workflow. Unlike AI plugins added to existing editors, Cursor is designed from the ground up around AI-assisted coding, providing a seamless experience where AI understands your entire codebase and can make multi-file edits guided by natural language instructions.

Features include codebase-aware AI chat that understands your entire project, multi-file editing from natural language instructions, intelligent code completion trained on your codebase patterns, inline code generation and editing, terminal command generation, automatic bug detection and fixing, documentation lookup, code review assistance, and the ability to use multiple AI models. Its tab completion predicts your next edit based on recent changes.

Cursor is designed for developers who want AI to be a first-class part of their development environment rather than an afterthought. It excels at complex refactoring tasks, understanding large codebases, and reducing the friction between thinking about what code should do and actually writing it. Developers who spend significant time on code changes across multiple files find particular productivity gains from Cursor’s multi-file editing capabilities.