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Cursor
An AI code editor and coding agent you can hand whole tasks to.
cursor.com ↗macOS · Windows · Linux · CLI · Web
what it is
Cursor is a code editor built around AI agents. You describe what you want and its agents plan, write and test the code, either in the editor or running in parallel on their own cloud computers. It also runs in your terminal, works in Slack and reviews pull requests on GitHub.
who it's for
Developers and teams who want an AI-first editor and agents that can take on full coding tasks.
how to start
- 1Download Cursor for your computer from cursor.com/download (or install the CLI with: curl cursor.com/install -fsS | bash).
- 2Open it and sign in or create an account.
- 3Open a project folder.
- 4Ask the agent for a change in plain English and review what it does.
- 5Read the quickstart at cursor.com/docs for agents, rules and settings.
what you need
- A Cursor account (the free Hobby plan needs no credit card)
- A Mac, Windows or Linux computer
pricing
Hobby: free, no credit card, limited agent requests
Individual from $20/month (Pro, Pro+ and Ultra tiers); Teams $40/user/month; Enterprise via sales
pricing page ↗checked Oct 10, 2026
key features
- Agents that plan, build and test features from a prompt
- Cloud agents that run in parallel on their own machines
- Choice of frontier models
- CLI, Slack and GitHub pull request review (Bugbot)
- Automations and a plugin marketplace
similar agents
- GitHub Copilotsame job
- Devinsame job
- Claude Codesame job
- Kirosame job
- Clinesame job
- Codexsame job