Code helpers
Aider
Your AI coding partner that lives in your terminal and actually edits your project files for you
Using Aider is like having a senior programmer pair up with you at your desk — you describe what needs to happen, they type the changes into your files, and they keep a tidy notebook of every edit in case you want to roll something back.
Aider is a free tool that turns your computer's command line into a coding workspace shared with an AI. You tell it what you want to build or fix in plain English, and it goes into your actual project files and makes the changes — then saves a clean record of what changed so you can undo anything you don't like. It works with popular AI models like GPT-4 and Claude, and it's built for people who already use Git to track their code. Think of it as letting an experienced developer sit down at your keyboard and make the edits while you describe what you need.
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Adding a new feature to an existing project
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Add a password reset flow to my Flask app — users should get an email with a token link that expires after 1 hour.
Performance, trust, value, improving fast, here to stay
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Terminal pair programmer that edits git repos with LLMs and structured diffs.
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Your coding sidekick that finishes your thoughts — write software faster with AI suggestions right inside your editor
Aider works in your terminal and directly edits and commits changes to your project files, while GitHub Copilot lives inside your code editor and suggests code as you type for you to accept or reject.
Describe the website or app screen you want — v0 builds it for you, ready to drop into your project.
v0 by Vercel is focused on generating website screens and UI components from a description you can paste into your project, while Aider works in your terminal and directly edits the files in your existing codebase, so they're really suited to different jobs.
Describe an app in plain English, watch it build itself in your browser — and click one button to share it with the world.
Bolt.new builds apps for you in a browser window where you can watch it happen and click to publish, while Aider works in your computer's command line and edits the files in a coding project you already have set up.
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