📋 About Cursor
Cursor is an AI-first code editor built on VS Code that puts AI at the center of the entire development experience. Founded in 2023 by Anysphere, Cursor has rapidly become the favourite tool of AI-forward developers who want deeper AI integration than GitHub Copilot provides.
Cursor's killer feature is full codebase awareness — it indexes your entire project and lets you ask questions about any file, function or relationship across your whole repo. Its Composer feature lets you describe a feature in natural language and Cursor writes and edits multiple files simultaneously to implement it.
The free plan includes 2000 completions and 50 slow premium requests. Cursor Pro at $20/month gives unlimited completions and 500 fast premium requests using Claude 3.5, GPT-4o and Cursor's own models.
⚡ Key Features
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Full codebase indexing — ask questions about any file or function✓
Composer — implement entire features across multiple files at once✓
Chat with highlighted code — ask questions about specific sections✓
Tab completion — smarter than Copilot with full context awareness✓
Claude 3.5 and GPT-4o powered for highest accuracy✓
Built on VS Code — all your extensions work immediately✓
Agent mode — autonomously implements and tests features✓
Shadow workspace — preview changes before applying✓
Natural language editing — describe changes in plain English✓
Works with any programming language🎯 Popular Use Cases
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Full Feature Implementation
Describe a feature in natural language and Cursor implements it across all necessary files at once
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Codebase Exploration
Ask questions about a large unfamiliar codebase and get accurate contextual answers instantly
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Complex Debugging
Share the error and relevant code — Cursor traces through your codebase to find the root cause
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Refactoring
Highlight messy code and ask for refactoring — Cursor rewrites it cleanly while maintaining functionality
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Test Generation
Generate comprehensive tests with full awareness of your codebase patterns and conventions
💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cursor free? ▼
Cursor has a free tier with 2000 completions and 50 slow premium requests per month. Cursor Pro at $20/month gives unlimited completions and 500 fast premium requests.
How is Cursor different from GitHub Copilot? ▼
Cursor indexes your entire codebase for full context awareness while Copilot works file-by-file. Cursor's Composer can implement features across multiple files simultaneously which Copilot cannot do.
Does Cursor work with VS Code extensions? ▼
Yes — Cursor is built directly on VS Code's open-source foundation. All your VS Code extensions, themes and keybindings work exactly the same in Cursor.
What AI models does Cursor use? ▼
Cursor Pro uses Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o and Cursor's own fine-tuned models depending on the task. You can choose which model to use for each conversation.
Is Cursor good for large codebases? ▼
Yes — Cursor's codebase indexing specifically handles large repos well. It understands relationships between files and can trace code paths across thousands of files.
👤 About the Founder
Michael Truell
CEO & Co-Founder · Anysphere
Michael Truell is the CEO and co-founder of Anysphere, the company behind Cursor. A former MIT student, he co-founded Cursor with the vision of building the IDE that makes AI a first-class citizen in software development rather than a plugin bolted onto an existing editor.
⭐ User Reviews
★★★★★
Switched from GitHub Copilot to Cursor and haven't looked back. The full codebase context means Cursor actually understands what I am trying to do. Composer implemented a complete feature spanning 8 files in one go.
KR
Kiran Rao
Senior Developer
Feb 2025
★★★★★
Cursor is how we ship faster than companies 10x our size. Our 3-person team builds features in a day that would take a week without it. The ROI is obvious from the first week.
AB
Anita Bose
Startup CTO
Jan 2025
★★★★★
The natural language editing is the feature I use most. I highlight a function and say make this more efficient — it refactors it perfectly. $20/month is nothing compared to the hours it saves.
MG
Manish Gupta
Freelance Developer
Feb 2025
ℹ️ Quick Info
CategoryCoding & Dev
DeveloperAnysphere
PlatformWeb, iOS, Android
AccessFreemium
Rating⭐ 4.7/5
Launched2023
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