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AI-Powered Code Editor Extensions

This document provides a quick overview of several popular AI-powered extensions and code editors that aim to enhance the coding experience. These tools generally offer features such as code completion, code generation, code explanation, and bug detection, leveraging the power of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Codeium​

Codeium Screenshot

  • Description: Codeium is a free, AI-powered code completion tool. It aims to provide faster and more relevant code suggestions based on context. Often praised for code generation.

Continue.Dev​

Continue.Dev Screenshot

  • Description: Continue.dev is an open-source VS Code extension that allows you to interact with LLMs directly within your editor. It facilitates tasks such as code generation, debugging, and documentation. Focuses on providing more conversational and context-aware AI assistance.

Cursor​

Cursor Screenshot

  • Description: Cursor is a code editor built from the ground up with AI integration. It provides features like AI-powered code completion, refactoring, and debugging. Offers more deeply embedded AI functionalities than adding extension to a regular IDE.

Cline​

https://github.com/cline/cline

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