Void: The Open Source AI Code Editor
Void is an open-source alternative to Cursor, designed for developers who want to leverage AI-powered coding assistance while maintaining full control over their data and privacy. It's built as a fork of VS Code, ensuring compatibility with existing themes, keybindings, and settings.
Key Features:
- AI-Powered Code Completion: Utilizes AI models for intelligent code completion, triggered by pressing 'Tab'.
- Inline Editing: Allows users to edit selections inline using
Ctrl + K. - AI Chat Sidebar: Enables users to ask questions and include files in the context using
Ctrl + L. - Model Flexibility: Supports various LLMs, allowing users to host models locally (e.g., using Ollama) or connect directly to services like Claude, GPT, and Gemini.
- VS Code Compatibility: Seamlessly imports themes, keybindings, and settings from VS Code.
- Community Features: Supports community contributions for roadmap advancements and custom AI integrations.
- Experimental Features: Includes fast apply functionality and contextual awareness.
- Third-Party Integrations: Native support for codebase chat (Greptile), local hosting (Ollama), and documentation search (DocSearch).
Use Cases:
- AI-Assisted Coding: Enhances coding speed and efficiency with AI-driven suggestions and code generation.
- Codebase Understanding: Facilitates understanding and navigating large codebases with intelligent search and indexing.
- Documentation Generation: Automates the creation of documentation, such as docstrings.
- Custom AI Integrations: Enables developers to build and integrate their own AI-powered tools and workflows.
- Privacy-Focused Development: Provides a secure coding environment with full control over data and AI model interactions.
Target Users:
- Software developers
- AI engineers
- Data scientists
Unique Selling Points:
- Open Source: Fully transparent and customizable.
- Privacy-Focused: Complete control over data and AI model interactions.
- VS Code Compatible: Easy transition for existing VS Code users.
- Flexible AI Model Support: Supports local and remote LLMs.
