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Lumo by Proton

Privacy-first AI assistant with zero-access encryption, no logging or profiling, open-source code, and user-controlled conversations, subject to GDPR regulations.

Code Assistantfreemium
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Replit

In-browser IDE supporting 50+ languages with an AI assistant, real-time collaboration, Git support, hosting, deployment, and live code sharing.

Code Assistantfreemium
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GitHub Copilot

AI pair programmer by GitHub. Provides context-aware code suggestions, chat assistance, and automated pull request reviews directly in your IDE.

Code Assistantpaid · $10/moInline code suggestionsChat in IDE
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Cursor

AI-powered code editor built on VS Code. Provides intelligent code completion, chat-based coding, and codebase-aware AI assistance.

Code Assistantfreemium · $20/moAI code completionCodebase-aware chat
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Claude Code

AI assistant for terminal-based development optimized with advanced code understanding, codebase search, multi-file editing, IDE integration, and explicit user control.

Code AssistantfreemiumAI-PoweredVSCode
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Continue.dev

Continue is the leading open-source AI code assistant. You can connect any models and any context to build custom autocomplete and chat experiences inside VS Code and JetBrains.

Code Assistantfreemium
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HTMLPad

Edit HTML, CSS, JavaScript with an AI assistant for code optimization. Includes validations, FTP support, and a multi-browser preview feature.

Code Assistantfreemium
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Notepad.exe

Lightweight macOS code editor. Skip the setup, write code, run instantly. Built-in iOS simulator, AI assistance, and Linux support.

Code Assistantfreemium
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Cody

Comprehensive AI coding assistant for writing, fixing, and maintaining code by leveraging the entire codebase and promoting team productivity.

Code Assistantfreemium
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Kilo Code

Open source AI coding assistant for planning, building, and fixing code. We frequently merge features from open-source projects like Roo Code and Cline, while building our own vision.

Code Assistantfreemiumai-developer-toolssonnet
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Sweep

Sweep is an AI junior developer that turns bugs and feature requests into code changes. Sweep automatically handles devex improvements like adding typehints/improving test coverage. 🤖

Code Assistantfreemium
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Synthflow AI

Leverage a no-code platform for AI voice assistants that enables calls and appointment scheduling, enhancing engagement and personalization for all businesses.

Code Assistantfreemium
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SidekickBar

Boost productivity with 30+ AI assistants like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude & Gemini in one sidebar. Write, code, translate & create faster with AI across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Code Assistantfreemium
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Safurai

Safurai is an AI-powered programming assistant that integrates seamlessly with the Visual Studio Code IDE. It offers a range of features designed to support developers throughout the software development lifecycle. Some key features of Safurai include:

Code Assistantfreemium
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Spec Coder

Spec Coder is an AI-powered coding assistant that integrates with Visual Studio Code to make your development workflow faster and more efficient. It provides a variety of features, including code completion, code generation, unit test generation, and AI chat, to help you write...

Code Assistantfreemium
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Refact.ai

Refact.ai is an Open-source AI Coding assistant that boosts your developer’s productivity. It writes around 45% of the code for you after fine-tuning. Refact.ai offers code completion, refactoring, context-aware chat, and an AI Toolbox. It’s suitable for both individual and enterprise use.

Code Assistantfreemium
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BLACKBOX.AI

Advanced coding assistant with real-time AI code suggestions, multi-platform support, seamless workflow integration, and context-aware automation features.

Code Assistantfreemium
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Bito AI

Bito’s AI Assistant from your IDE or Chrome makes it easy to write code, understand syntax, write test cases, explain code, comment code, check security, and even explain high level concepts, The list goes on and on...

Code AssistantfreemiumDeveloper Toolsproductivity
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zclaw

Your personal AI assistant at all-in 888KiB (~25KB in app code). Running on an ESP32. GPIO, cron, custom tools, memory, and more.

Code Assistantfreemium
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Excel VBA AI Assistant

Excel VBA AI Assistant integrates AI directly into the Visual Basic Editor. It generates VBA code from natural language, explains and documents macros, optimizes performance, and supports debugging within Excel.

Code AssistantfreemiumPrivacy focusedSyntax Highlighting
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