Cline

by Cline

Open-source coding agent for VS Code and the terminal

Visit cline.bot FreemiumOpen source

Cline is an open-source coding agent that plans and makes multi-file changes, runs terminal commands, and uses MCP servers, asking for approval along the way. It works with your own model API keys or with inference purchased through Cline.

Key features

  • VS Code extension and CLI
  • Bring your own API keys for many model providers
  • MCP server support and marketplace
  • Enterprise SSO and team management

Similar tools

  • GitHub Copilot

    AI pair programmer and coding agent across editors, CLI, and GitHub

    by GitHub (Microsoft)FreemiumVS Code, JetBrains, CLI +1
  • OpenAI Codex

    OpenAI's coding agent for the terminal, IDE, desktop, and cloud

    by OpenAIFreemiumOpen sourceCLI, macOS, Windows +3
  • OpenCode

    Open-source coding agent for the terminal, desktop, and IDE

    by AnomalyFreemiumOpen sourceCLI, macOS, Windows +2
  • Claude Code

    Agentic coding tool from Anthropic that works in your terminal

    by AnthropicPaidCLI, VS Code, JetBrains
  • Cursor

    AI-native code editor built on VS Code

    by AnysphereFreemiummacOS, Windows, Linux
  • llama.cpp

    C/C++ engine for running LLMs locally, with an OpenAI-compatible server

    by ggml (Hugging Face)FreeOpen sourceCLI, macOS, Windows +2

Built a tool like Cline? Submit it for review