Awesome AI Coding

A curated list of awesome AI-powered coding assistants, code generators, and development tools.

Contents

• IDE-Based Assistants
• Standalone AI IDEs
• Code Generation Tools
• Open Source Tools
• Free Tools
• Enterprise Solutions
• CLI Tools
• Specialized Tools
• Learning Resources

IDE-Based Assistants

AI-powered extensions and plugins for existing IDEs.

• GitHub Copilot - AI pair programmer powered by OpenAI Codex and GPT-4, integrated directly into VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and more.
• Tabnine - AI assistant with privacy-focused approach, learns from your codebase patterns, supports all major IDEs.
• Amazon Q Developer - AWS's AI coding assistant (evolved from CodeWhisperer), free for individual use including commercial projects.
• Continue - Open-source AI code assistant that you can customize and extend, works with any LLM.
• Supermaven - Fast code completion with 300,000 token context window, available for VS Code and JetBrains.

Standalone AI IDEs

Full development environments built with AI at their core.

• Cursor - Fork of VS Code with built-in AI capabilities, supports multiple models including GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet.
• Windsurf - AI-native IDE by Codeium with Cascade flow for deep codebase understanding and real-time collaboration.
• Void - Open-source AI-powered code editor with privacy-first approach.
• Zed - High-performance, multiplayer code editor with AI assistance built-in.

Code Generation Tools

Tools focused on generating code from natural language or specifications.

• Claude Code - Anthropic's CLI-based coding assistant with MCP integration for advanced tool capabilities.
• v0 - Vercel's AI tool for generating UI components from text descriptions.
• Bolt.new - StackBlitz's AI development environment for full-stack web applications.
• Lovable - (formerly GPT Engineer) Build software with natural language.
• Replit AI - AI-powered features integrated into Replit's collaborative coding platform.

Open Source Tools

Open source AI coding assistants and models.

• Refact.ai - Open-source AI coding assistant, top performer on SWE-bench, supports on-premise deployment.
• CodeGeeX - Multilingual code generation model with 13B parameters, supports code translation and completion.
• Tabby - Self-hosted AI coding assistant, open-source alternative to GitHub Copilot.
• CodeBERT - Pre-trained model for programming languages by Microsoft Research.
• Ollama - Run open-source LLMs locally, including code-focused models like CodeLlama.
• LocalAI - Drop-in replacement for OpenAI API running locally with consumer-grade hardware.

Free Tools

Tools with generous free tiers for individual developers.

• Codeium - Unlimited free tier for individual developers.
• Qodo - Free AI-powered code testing and review for VS Code and JetBrains.
• Blackbox AI - Free AI code generation and chat, supports multiple programming languages.
• Sourcegraph Cody - Free tier includes AI chat and commands for code understanding.
• Pieces for Developers - AI-powered snippet manager and coding assistant with free tier.

Enterprise Solutions

AI coding tools designed for teams and enterprises.

• GitHub Copilot for Business - Enterprise version with policy controls and enhanced security.
• Codeium Enterprise - Self-hosted deployment option with advanced security features.
• Tabnine Enterprise - On-premise deployment with complete code privacy.
• Amazon CodeGuru - Automated code reviews and application performance recommendations.
• Snyk Code - AI-powered secure code analysis integrated into development workflow.

CLI Tools

Command-line AI coding assistants.

• aider - AI pair programming in your terminal, works with GPT-4 and Claude.
• gpt-engineer - Build entire codebases from natural language specifications.
• Shell GPT - Command-line productivity tool powered by AI.
• AI Shell - Natural language to shell commands converter.

Specialized Tools

AI tools for specific development tasks.

Documentation

• Mintlify - AI-powered documentation writer and maintainer.
• Stenography - Automatic code documentation and explanation.

Testing

• Codium AI - AI-powered test generation and code analysis.
• Katalon - AI-powered test automation platform.

Code Review

• CodeRabbit - AI-powered code review automation.
• DeepSource - Automated code review with AI-powered issue detection.

Debugging

• Jam - AI-powered bug reporting and debugging assistant.
• Sentry AI - AI-enhanced error tracking and performance monitoring.

Database

• Supabase AI - AI assistant for database queries and management.
• DataGPT - Conversational AI data analyst.

Learning Resources

Resources to learn about AI in software development.

Tutorials

• Building AI-Powered Developer Tools - OpenAI's cookbook with examples.
• LangChain for Developers - Build LLM-powered applications.

Courses

• CS50's Introduction to AI with Python - Harvard's free AI course.
• Fast.ai Practical Deep Learning - Practical approach to deep learning.

Communities

• r/AIProgramming - Reddit community for AI in programming.
• AI Developer Community Discord - Discord server for AI developers.

Blogs

• The AI Developer - News and insights about AI in software development.
• Towards AI - Publication covering AI and technology.

Contributing

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