I Deleted Cursor, Copilot, and Windsurf. Here Is What I Use Instead.

I was paying $20/month for Cursor. Then I found a free, open-source alternative that runs locally. Here is my honest review after 3 weeks.

giovedì 16 luglio 2026 New tab

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I have been coding for 5 years. I have used every AI tool on the market. Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, Cody, you name it.

Last month, I deleted all of them.

Not because they are bad. They are great. But I found something better. Something free. Something that runs on my machine and never sends my code to the cloud.

The Problem With AI Coding Tools

Every AI coding tool has the same issue: your code leaves your machine.

I Deleted Cursor, Copilot, and Windsurf. Here Is What I Use Instead.

I Deleted Cursor, Copilot, and Windsurf. Here Is What I Use Instead.

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