Cursor

About Cursor

Cursor IDE is an AI-powered integrated development environment (IDE) built as a fork of Visual Studio Code. It integrates advanced artificial intelligence features to enhance developer productivity, including AI-powered code generation, intelligent autocompletion, and smart rewrites. Cursor allows developers to write code using natural language instructions and provides context-aware assistance through its chat functionality, which understands the entire codebase. It supports multi-line edits and offers features like codebase understanding and terminal integration, where users can input commands in plain English. As a highly customizable tool, Cursor supports existing VS Code extensions and settings, ensuring a seamless transition for users familiar with VS Code. It is designed to streamline coding workflows while maintaining privacy and security through features like SOC 2 certification and a privacy mode.