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Cursor

by Anysphere

Cursor is an AI-first code editor built as a fork of VS Code by Anysphere, designed to supercharge developer productivity with deep AI integration across the entire coding workflow. It features multi-file agentic editing, intelligent autocomplete, codebase-aware chat, and as of Cursor 2.0, supports up to 8 parallel agents running in isolated git worktrees. With over 1 million users and 360,000+ paying customers as of 2026, it has become one of the dominant AI coding environments and a major competitive threat to traditional editors.

9 Overall Score

Scores

Capability
9
Ease of Use
8
Documentation
8
Reliability
8
Value
7
Momentum
10

Details

Status
active
Pricing
freemium
Launch Date
2023-03
Last Updated
2026-03-15

Key Features

  • Agentic multi-file editing with up to 8 parallel agents in isolated git worktrees (Cursor 2.0)
  • AI-powered autocomplete (Tab) trained specifically for code continuation
  • Codebase-aware chat with multi-model support (Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, etc.)
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations including Slack, GSuite, and database connections
  • Experimental voice mode and Labs features for cutting-edge agentic workflows

Tech Stack

TypeScriptVS Code / ElectronNode.jsPythonReact