Claude Code154.7k
anthropics/claude-code
AI coding tool in your terminal that understands your codebase and edits code on command.
Alternative to: GitHub Copilot, Cursor
GitHub Copilot alternatives
8 open source tools you can use instead of GitHub Copilot
The most-starred open source alternative to GitHub Copilot is Claude Code. Other notable options: Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Cline, Aider. All of them are free to download and most can run on your own server.
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Codex CLI133.3k
openai/codex
Lightweight AI coding agent that runs in your terminal, reading and editing code and running commands.
Alternative to: GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLI108.7k
google-gemini/gemini-cli
Open source agent that brings Google Gemini directly into your terminal.
Alternative to: GitHub Copilot
Cline71.4k
cline/cline
Autonomous coding agent available as an IDE extension and CLI.
Alternative to: GitHub Copilot, Cursor
Aider50k
Aider-AI/aider
AI pair programming tool in your terminal that edits code in your local git repository with LLMs.
Alternative to: GitHub Copilot
Continue36.4k
continuedev/continue
Open source AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains that writes and edits code for you.
Alternative to: GitHub Copilot
Tabby33.9k
TabbyML/tabby
Self-hosted AI coding assistant, an alternative to GitHub Copilot.
Alternative to: GitHub Copilot
Kilo Code27.9k
Kilo-Org/kilocode
Agentic AI coding platform for building, debugging and shipping code.
Alternative to: GitHub Copilot, Cursor
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