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Replace GitHub Copilot.

8 open source alternatives, ranked by health. We re-check every project weekly, so you don’t migrate to something abandoned.

Ranked by health

  1. opencodeAI coding agent for the terminal, desktop and IDE that edits code using any model provider.★ 211k MIT TypeScript self-host
  2. OpenHandsAutonomous AI software-development agent that writes code, runs commands and opens pull requests.★ 90k MIT TypeScript self-host managed
  3. ClineAutonomous coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal that edits files and runs commands with any model.★ 70k Apache-2.0 TypeScript self-host managed
  4. AiderTerminal AI pair programmer that edits files in your git repo using any LLM.★ 49k Apache-2.0 Python self-host
  5. ContinueCoding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains and the CLI offering autocomplete, chat and agent mode with any model.★ 36k Apache-2.0 TypeScript self-host managed
  6. TabbySelf-hosted AI coding assistant server providing code completion and chat to IDE extensions.★ 34k Apache-2.0 + commercial ee/ directory Rust self-host
  7. Kilo CodeAI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal that plans, edits and runs code with any model.★ 27k MIT TypeScript self-host managed
  8. twinnyVS Code extension giving code completion, inline edits, chat and review using local or self-chosen model servers.★ 3.7k MIT TypeScript self-host
How the ranking works

Health blends commit recency, release cadence, issue throughput, contributor breadth and star growth. Stars are shown but never ranked on. The full method.