Cursor

Enhance Your Coding Experience with AI-Native Development

Cursor is an innovative code editor that seamlessly integrates AI capabilities into your development workflow. Built on top of VSCode, Cursor enhances the familiar editing experience with powerful AI capabilities, helping developers write, understand, and refactor code more efficiently than ever before.

Core Features

• AI Chat Interface: Interact with your codebase through natural language conversations, asking about code functionality, requesting explanations, or generating new code components.
• Context-Aware Understanding: Cursor's AI understands your codebase structure, considering relevant files and dependencies to provide intelligent responses.
• Real-Time Code Generation: Generate complete functions, components, or algorithms based on natural language descriptions or comments.
• Intelligent Editing: Get AI-powered refactoring suggestions, bug fixes, function completions, and code quality improvements.
• Command Palette Integration: Access AI features directly through the command palette using commands like /fix, /edit, and /chat.
• FastFix: View AI-provided fix suggestions directly in the editor to quickly resolve errors and warnings.
• Multi-Model Support: Choose from different AI models based on your needs, including Claude 3 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus, GPT-4o, and more.
• Custom Rules: Define project-specific guidelines using .cursorrules files to ensure AI-generated code follows team standards.
• Privacy Controls: Fine-grained settings to control what data is sent to AI models, with options to exclude sensitive files and directories.

Seamless Integration with VSCode

Cursor is built on the popular VSCode editor, offering:

• Full compatibility with VSCode extensions
• Familiar keyboard shortcuts and workflows
• Native integration with Git and other development tools
• In-editor access to terminal
• Customizable themes and layouts

AI-Driven Development Workflows

Cursor transforms how developers handle common tasks:

• Code Exploration: Quickly understand unfamiliar codebases by asking about functionality and architecture.
• Rapid Prototyping: Generate functional code from high-level descriptions to rapidly test ideas.
• Bug Fixing: Identify and resolve issues faster with AI-assisted diagnosis and fixes.
• Documentation Generation: Create comprehensive documentation for your code through simple prompts.
• Code Refactoring: Improve code structure and performance with AI-guided refactoring suggestions.

Flexible Developer Plans

Cursor offers multiple subscription options to suit different needs:

• Free: Access to basic AI features using GPT-3.5 Turbo, suitable for individual developers and students.
• Pro ($20/month): Access to advanced models like Claude 3 Sonnet and GPT-4o, higher usage limits, and priority support.
• Enterprise: Custom solutions for teams and organizations with additional administrative controls and enhanced security features.

Enhanced Team Collaboration

For development teams, Cursor provides features that streamline collaboration:

• Shared AI context between team members
• Consistent code style through custom rules
• Knowledge transfer through AI-powered code explanations
• Reduced onboarding time for new team members

Whether you're an independent developer building personal projects or part of a large engineering team working on complex applications, Cursor's AI capabilities can significantly boost your productivity and code quality while maintaining the editing experience you're already familiar with.