Cline

Open-source coding agent for VS Code with any model.

Features

Cline is open source: free to use and self-hostable.

Updated on October 31, 2026

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What is Cline?

Cline (Cline) : Open-source coding agent for VS Code with any model.

Is Cline free?

Cline is open source: free to use and self-hostable.

What are the alternatives to Cline?

GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Windsurf, Replit.