Best VS Code Alternatives

AI-first code editor built as a VS Code fork that deeply integrates LLMs into every part of the development workflow. Features Tab autocomplete with multi-line predictions, Cmd+K inline editing, AI chat with full codebase awareness, and Agent mode for autonomous multi-file edits with terminal execution. Supports GPT-4, Claude, and more with automatic context from project files and docs. Includes privacy mode for SOC 2 compliance. The leading AI-native IDE with 100K+ paying users.

Google Antigravity is Google's AI-powered agentic development platform, announced in November 2025 and expanded with Antigravity 2.0 at I/O 2026, that places autonomous AI agents at the center of software development. Distributed as both a VS Code-based desktop app and the new Antigravity CLI, it runs planning, implementation, and verification agents — backed by Gemini 3.1 Pro/Flash, Claude Sonnet/Opus 4.6, and GPT-OSS 120B — across editor, terminal, and browser.

Lapce is an open-source code editor written in Rust, delivering sub-millisecond response times through native GPU rendering via wgpu. It features modal editing inspired by Vim, built-in LSP support for intelligent code completion, and a WASI-based plugin system supporting Rust, C, and AssemblyScript extensions. Includes integrated remote development over SSH, a built-in terminal, and split-pane layouts. Its rope-based text architecture ensures efficient handling of large codebases.

High-performance code editor built entirely in Rust by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. GPU-accelerated rendering and a multicore architecture deliver 10x faster startup and 75% lower memory use than Electron editors like VS Code. Native real-time collaboration that works like Google Docs, deeply integrated AI with agentic editing (Claude and more), and Tree-sitter-powered syntax highlighting. Direct-to-display rendering on macOS. Available on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

AI IDE with Quest Mode for semi-autonomous long-running development tasks. Features context engineering that automatically surfaces relevant code, documentation, and project knowledge. Supports Claude, GPT, and Gemini models, letting developers delegate complex multi-step coding workflows while maintaining oversight through structured task tracking and progress reports.

Verdant (also known as Verdent) is an AI-native coding tool by Verdent AI that orchestrates multiple specialized AI agents working in parallel to handle software development workflows. One agent plans architecture, another writes code, a third reviews quality — functioning like a small AI development team. Founded by Zhijie Chen (ex-ByteDance algorithms lead), Verdant achieves 76.1% on SWE-bench Verified, among the top coding agents.

JetBrains is a software development company that produces a family of language-specific IDEs built on the IntelliJ platform — IntelliJ IDEA (Java/Kotlin), PyCharm (Python), WebStorm (JS/TS), PhpStorm, RubyMine, GoLand, Rider (.NET), and CLion (C/C++). Each IDE provides deep, language-aware tooling: smart refactoring, static analysis, test runners, debuggers, and first-class AI Assistant and Junie coding agent integration.