Build / coding assistant
An AI editor built around codebase context and working with an agent.Free planAI tools for writing code
Editors, terminal agents and review bots for day-to-day programming.
25listed
1AI code editors
Editors and IDE plugins with chat, completion and agents.
Build / coding assistant
An open AI coding assistant you can connect to models and context you choose.Free
AI tools for coding
JetBrains’ system for building software with agents, including ACP agents.See the official price
AI tools for coding
An AI IDE from ByteDance that collaborates with you in your workflow.See the official price
AI tools for coding
An agentic IDE that turns prompts into specs and checks code correctness.Free plan
Developer tools
Microsoft’s free, open-source code editor with built-in AI agents.Free
AI tools for coding
An open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and the cloud.Open source + hosted
AI tools for coding
Alibaba Cloud’s coding assistant with code generation, chat, multi-file edits and a coding agent.Free plan2Agents in the terminal
Coding agents you run from the command line.
Build / coding assistant
Brings an AI agent and a modern interface into the developer terminal.Free plan
AI tools for coding
OpenAI’s coding agent across ChatGPT, the editor, the terminal and the cloud.Paid plans
AI tools for coding
Google’s open-source AI agent that brings Gemini into your terminal.Open source
Developer MCP servers
An MCP server that gives Claude terminal control, file search and diff editing.Open source
AI agents
An open-source AI agent with a desktop app, CLI and API for code and workflows.Open source3Code review
Bots that review pull requests and explain changes.
AI tools for coding
AI code review with deep codebase context for IDEs, PRs and security.Free plan
Development skills
Test local web apps with Playwright: check behavior, take screenshots, read logs.Open source
AI tools for coding
Tencent Cloud’s coding assistant for code completion, technical chat, diagnosis and optimization.See the official price
Developer MCP servers
Connects AI agents to your Postman collections, OpenAPI specs and environments.Open source
Developer MCP servers
GitLab’s MCP server that lets AI tools read and work with issues, merge requests and pipelines.See the official priceQuestions
- How many tools are in this guide?
- 25 tools, grouped into 3 steps. Each one links to its own page with pricing and the official site.
- Which of them can I use for free?
- These have a free plan, a free tier or an open-source version: Windsurf, Continue, Zed, Kiro, Visual Studio Code, Kilo Code, Tongyi Lingma, Warp, Gemini CLI, Aider, OpenCode, Desktop Commander MCP, goose, CodeRabbit, Qodo, Web app testing skill, Postman MCP Server.
Windsurf · Continue · Zed · Kiro · Visual Studio Code · Kilo Code · Tongyi Lingma · Warp · Gemini CLI · Aider · OpenCode · Desktop Commander MCP · goose · CodeRabbit · Qodo · Web app testing skill · Postman MCP Server
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