Cline
freeopen sourceThe Open Coding Agent
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
- →Understand codebase structure and ask questions about files, dependencies, and behavior
- →Refactor large codebases with coordinated changes while maintaining imports, types, and behavior consistency
- →Automate with Cline CLI for scripts, cron jobs, and CI pipelines
- →Available in Visual Studio Code
- →Command-line interface for terminal-first developers
- →JetBrains IDE integration (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, and more)