Cline
freeopen sourceThe Open Coding Agent. Ship securely w/ Claude in VS Code
Cline (formerly Claude Dev) is a massively popular open-source VS Code extension that gives Claude and other AI models full agentic access to your codebase — reading files, writing code, running terminal commands, and controlling the browser.
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PricingFree
Price / month—
Free tierYes
Open sourceYes
Built onVS Code extension
ReleasedJuly 2024
Platforms
MacWindowsLinux
AI Models Supported
claudegpt-4geminideepseeklocalollama
Key Features
- →Edits across your project with multi-file changes
- →Runs bash commands and reacts to output
- →Plan-and-Act mode with approval workflow
- →Rules and Skills via .clinerules
- →Supports multiple models (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, OpenAI-compatible endpoints)
- →Extend with MCP and plugins