The four alternatives to Visual Studio Code we’ll examine below—Zed, Eclipse Theia IDE, Lite XL, and Cursor—are all available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with the slight exception of Zed ...

TL;DR Key Takeaways : PearAI is an open-source AI-powered code editor, free and an alternative to Cursor AI. Integrates AI features directly into the editor for seamless interaction with the codebase.

At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for Windows called Edit. Open source software may not earn the company ...