---
title: "The Void IDE, Open-Source Alternative to Cursor, Released in Beta"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-void-ide-open-source-alternative-to-cursor-released-in-beta-aczunfx8d
source_url: https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/06/void-ide-beta-release/
type: article
source: "InfoQ"
published: 2025-06-21T03:06:45.849Z
updated: 2025-07-28T02:14:14.942Z
tags: ["ai-coding", "open-source", "privacy", "vscode"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 20
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# The Void IDE, Open-Source Alternative to Cursor, Released in Beta

**[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 2 min read · 20 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Void IDE, a Y Combinator-backed open-source code editor, launched in beta as a privacy-focused alternative to Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Built as a VS Code fork, it supports multiple LLMs including local hosting via Ollama, allowing developers to maintain control over their code data. The editor offers AI features like inline editing, contextual chat, and code generation while enabling migration of existing VS Code configurations.

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