Roo Code

Looking for a tool like Roo Code (Open-source coding agent that lives in VS Code)? Below are 5 AI tools people use as an alternative to Roo Code, ranked by leaderboard position. Each one is approved by our editors and worth comparing before you decide.

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AI-first code editor, forked from VS Code

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GitHub Copilot

The AI pair programmer most developers actually use

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Open-source AI coding assistant, bring your own model

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Windsurf

Codeium's agentic AI editor, now retired into Devin Desktop

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Cline

Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code

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