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Aider

Coding Assistants

AI pair programming in your terminal

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Coding Assistants

Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains

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CategoryCoding AssistantsCoding Assistants
PricingFree (open-source)Free (open-source)
GitHub Stars
✓ More stars
30k
20k
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsmacOS, Linux, Windows
Key Features
  • ✓ Git-aware editing
  • ✓ Multi-file changes
  • ✓ Auto-commits
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ Voice coding
  • ✓ Linting
  • ✓ Code completion
  • ✓ Chat
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ Custom commands
  • ✓ Context providers
Pros
  • + Git-aware (auto-commits changes)
  • + Multi-file editing
  • + Works with any model
  • + Terminal-native
  • + Free and open-source
  • + Open-source Copilot alternative
  • + Works with any model
  • + Custom commands and context
  • + VS Code + JetBrains support
  • + Privacy-friendly
Cons
  • − CLI only (no GUI)
  • − Requires API key setup
  • − Can make unwanted changes
  • − Token costs with large codebases
  • − Less polished than Copilot
  • − Setup required for best experience
  • − Completion quality depends on model
  • − Smaller community
Tags
open-sourcecodingcligitpair-programming
codingopen-sourcevscodejetbrains

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