The AI-native code editor that edits entire codebases.
Cursor is a fork of VS Code rebuilt around AI-first workflows. It supports inline edits, multi-file refactors, and a powerful Composer mode that can plan and execute changes across your entire codebase in a single chat. Cursor uses frontier models (GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet) and maintains full codebase context with its proprietary indexing system. Features like @-mentions for files, symbols, and docs make context management seamless. Beloved by solo developers and startups.
2 reviews • 5.0 average
At our early-stage startup, speed is everything. Cursor lets our two-person engineering team ship features that would have taken 3x as long before. The chat-with-codebase feature alone pays for itself — asking 'why is this component re-rendering?' and getting an accurate, codebase-aware answer in seconds is magic. We're all in on Cursor and have no plans to go back.
I switched from VS Code + Copilot to Cursor three months ago and the productivity jump is real. Cursor's Composer can plan and implement multi-file changes that would take me hours manually. The codebase-wide context means it can reference your API patterns, component conventions, and TypeScript types correctly. The ability to add documentation and GitHub issues as context is particularly powerful. It's not cheap but it's absolutely worth it.