Cursor

AI code editor built on VS Code

Tags AI coding AI code assistant AI ide AI app builder AI code review

What Cursor is

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor developed by Anysphere on top of Visual Studio Code. It integrates large language models for natural language programming, understands the whole codebase, and can generate and refactor across multiple files through Composer, with Tab completion that predicts the next edit.

It keeps VS Code extension, theme and shortcut compatibility, and offers a privacy mode with SOC 2 stated.

What you can do with it

Ask for changes in natural language
Refactor across many files with context
Use Tab completion while editing
Keep your existing VS Code setup

Who it is for

Developers wanting faster coding with context
Teams doing cross-file refactors
VS Code users adding AI capability

What to watch out for

Generated changes still need review, tests and security checks
Privacy mode and enterprise settings should be verified rather than assumed
Model usage is billed by the editor plan or your own key depending on configuration
Large automated edits are easier to review in small commits