Void

Void is an open-source, free alternative to Cursor built as a fork of Visual Studio Code, offering AI-powered coding features — tab-based autocomplete, inline editing via Ctrl+K, agentic task execution, contextual queries, and chat — while giving users full control over their data and choice of AI model, including local options via Ollama or direct connections to preferred LLM providers. Void launched in beta in late 2025 and hit 1.0 in March 2026 with the same VS Code shortcuts and Cmd+K inline edit workflow that made Cursor popular, but forever free. As of 2026, active development on Void has paused — the team announced the pause in early 2026 — though the GitHub repository remains public, the last released version continues to function normally, and the editor, all AI modes, Ollama integration, and cloud provider connections all work as expected on supported platforms.

Its genuinely full data privacy and model control — self-hosting local models via Ollama or connecting directly to any preferred LLM provider without a middleman — is a real differentiator from proprietary AI code editors that route all requests through their own servers, and the fact that it delivers the same class of Cursor-popularized features (inline editing, agentic execution, autocomplete, chat) entirely for free is a genuine value proposition for cost-conscious developers.

It's aimed at developers wanting Cursor-style AI coding features with full data privacy and free-forever pricing, with the honest and important caveat that active development has paused as of early 2026 — the existing 1.0 release remains fully functional (same pattern as other open-source maintenance-mode tools), so it's still usable today, but anyone choosing Void over an actively developed competitor should factor in the likelihood of a slower pace of new feature releases going forward. See our Development & Code tools directory for related tools like Cursor and Windsurf.

Privacy-controlled AI coding

Provides AI coding assistance with full control over data and choice of AI model, including local options.

Cursor-style AI code editing

Delivers inline editing, autocomplete, agentic execution, and chat similar to Cursor, for free.

Local model coding assistance

Connects to local models via Ollama for fully offline, private AI coding.

Is Void still being developed?

Active development paused in early 2026, but the existing 1.0 release remains fully functional.

Is Void free?

Yes, it’s completely free and open source.

Can Void use local AI models?

Yes, via Ollama integration, in addition to connecting to cloud LLM providers.

Is Void based on VS Code?

Yes, it’s a fork of Visual Studio Code with added AI features.