Best AI tools for developers
For: Software developers and engineering teams. 9 tools that fit this work, ranked by fit, upvotes and visits. Every tool here was reviewed by a person.
- 1CVisit ↗
Agentic coding in your terminal and IDE
Why it fits: Agentic coding in your terminal and IDE
- 2OVisit ↗
Access OpenAI models via API
Why it fits: Access OpenAI models via API
- 3GVisit ↗
AI pair programmer in your editor
Why it fits: AI pair programmer in your editor
- 4C
Visit ↗
- 5WVisit ↗
Agentic IDE for flow-state coding
Why it fits: Agentic IDE for flow-state coding
- 6LVisit ↗
Build software products by chatting
Why it fits: Build software products by chatting
- 7T
Visit ↗
- 8AVisit ↗
Build with Claude models
Why it fits: Build with Claude models
- 9RVisit ↗
Run AI models with an API
Why it fits: Run AI models with an API
Questions
- What are the best AI tools for developers?
- Our top picks are Claude Code, OpenAI API, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf. Each one was checked by a person before it was listed.
- Are there free AI tools for developers?
- Yes. GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Lovable have a free plan or are open source.
- How do you choose the tools?
- We match what each tool says it is for, its features and tags with the work of developers, then rank by fit, upvotes and visits.
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