Overview
Aide is an AI-powered modification of Visual Studio Code (VSCode) designed to assist developers in writing code. It offers intelligent, context-aware code completions by not just referencing the active files but also by integrating with the Language Server to utilise related code across multiple languages.
This allows developers to code more efficiently and effectively.Another notable feature is Aide's built-in chat function, which can be invoked at any time to ask questions or refer to specific code symbols or files.
This creates the experience of having a coding partner, improving productivity and problem-solving. In terms of data security, Aide is built to run completely on the user's machine, without any intermediate servers between the IDE and the language model.
This ensures that the user's code never leaves their local environment, which may be a significant advantage for projects handling sensitive data.Furthermore, Aide is dedicated to the Open Source community.
It allows users to choose their infra provider and AI model, integrate their API key, and start coding. All model queries are stored locally, giving users complete control over their data.
Aide also supports the Open Source AI models and encourages their fine-tuning.Significantly, Aide is built on top of VSCode, which means all VSCode settings, keybindings, and extensions will be compatible and easily imported.
This makes the transition smoother for developers already familiar with VSCode. It creates an AI-native editor experience that blends familiar features with innovative additions.
Releases
Top alternatives
-
Johnson🙏 122 karmaJul 16, 2025@OnSpace.AI - No Code App BuilderWould rate 4.9 if possible, but rounding up to 5 stars because this app truly excels compared to other AI coding tools. Why 5 Stars: Best-in-class AI coding assistance Huge improvements over competitors Actually works for real development Real Impact: I successfully built and published an actual app using this tool - that's game-changing for non-developers like me. Bottom Line: Yes, there's room for improvement, but this is already the top AI coding app available. The fact that ordinary people can create real apps with it says everything. Perfect for anyone wanting to turn ideas into actual apps! -
-
>Why is this website so ugly? Our goal is to rapidly make the software better, not to have a shiny website. Love it!
-
CodingFleet has evolved a lot over the past year. We added the latest flagship coding models including GPT-5.4, Grok-4.20 Beta, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Claude Sonnet 4.6 / Opus 4.6, Qwen 3.5, MiniMax M2.5, and newer Codex reasoning models. The platform also gained major new capabilities like Image Generation, Diagram Generator, Diagram-to-Code, vision support, improved Web Access, and MCP integrations. For builders, Code Execution became much more powerful with better sandboxes, filesystem tools, shell/database access, and improved long-running workflows. We also significantly improved the product experience with larger context limits, broader file upload support, Chat Memory, cross-tab/live chats, a much better dashboard, and detailed usage statistics. On the business side, we refreshed pricing with a stronger Pro plan, cheaper credit purchases, and permanent Pro access.
-
Code varies from run to run. Still it is a helpful app. You can specify coding languages that are not in the dropdown menu.
-

