Cursor

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor designed to boost productivity by predicting your next edits and enabling code generation from natural language prompts. It integrates directly into your development workflow, offering fast in-editor AI assistance, codebase awareness, and seamless extension/theme/keybinding import for a familiar experience. Privacy-conscious options and SOC 2 certification emphasize secure collaboration.

What Cursor is

Cursor is an AI pair programmer that helps you write, refactor, and explore code faster. It can understand your codebase, provide answers from project files or docs, and execute one-click code usage or edits via natural-language instructions. It aims to feel familiar to traditional editors while delivering the speed and guidance of AI-powered tooling.

How it works

• It analyzes your project to provide relevant suggestions and in-context code generation.
• You can describe the change you want in natural language or use prompts to modify classes, functions, or entire files.
• It supports importing existing extensions, themes, and keybindings so you can keep your current setup.
• Privacy Mode can be enabled to ensure code is not stored remotely, and Cursor is SOC 2 certified.

Core Features

• AI-assisted code editing and completion within the editor
• Natural language prompts to write or modify code
• One-click usage of code from your project
• Ability to update entire classes or functions with simple prompts
• Import your extensions, themes, and keybindings in one click
• Privacy Mode: keep your code local; code is not stored remotely
• SOC 2 compliant security posture
• Fast, familiar, and intelligent editing experience

Why developers choose Cursor

• Significant productivity gains through predictive editing and AI-assisted suggestions
• Strong emphasis on staying in your current workflow without disruption
• Tested and trusted by engineers across leading teams

Safety and Privacy Considerations

• You can enable Privacy Mode to prevent remote storage of your code
• Ensure sensitive code is handled according to your organization’s policies when using AI features