Cursor

Cursor is an AI-native code editor built by Anysphere, forked from Visual Studio Code and rebuilt around deep AI integration rather than treating AI as a bolt-on plugin. It understands your entire codebase, so it can suggest changes, write functions, and refactor across multiple files at once — many developers describe it as one of the biggest productivity shifts in how they write code.

Common Use Cases

Cursor is widely used for:

• Everyday development: Full-line and multi-line code completions based on real project context, not just generic patterns.
• Multi-file editing: Making coordinated changes across several files in one guided pass, with a diff to review before applying.
• Codebase Q&A: Asking questions about how a part of the code works and getting an answer grounded in the actual project.
• Agentic tasks: Directing longer-running AI agents to implement, test, and review features with less manual back-and-forth.

Key Features & Capabilities

• Deep codebase awareness: Indexes your project so suggestions and answers are grounded in your actual code.
• Multi-file editing (Composer): Coordinated edits across files, with changes shown as a reviewable diff.
• Agent mode: Delegates larger, multi-step tasks to an AI agent that can implement and test changes.
• VS Code compatibility: Supports most existing VS Code extensions and keybindings.
• Model flexibility: Can run on multiple leading AI models, so tasks can be matched to the right balance of speed and capability.

Available Platforms

Cursor is available as a desktop application for:

• macOS
• Windows
• Linux

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Official Resources

• Cursor