Aider-AI

    Aider-AI/aider

    aider is AI pair programming in your terminal

    50.0K stars
    5.1K forks
    267 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 7, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 454 days ago, with 172 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Enables AI pair programming directly in the terminal to create or enhance codebases using large language models.
    • Integrates with multiple cloud and local LLMs and maps entire codebases for effective assistance in large projects.
    • Use for accelerating new project setups or adding features to existing codebases with AI-driven code generation.
    • Use for automating git commits and managing code changes with AI-generated commit messages and diffs.
    • Use for voice-driven coding workflows to request features, bug fixes, or tests hands-free via voice commands.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

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    From the README

    Aider lets you pair program with LLMs to start a new project or build on your existing codebase.

    Aider works best with Claude 3.7 Sonnet, DeepSeek R1 & Chat V3, OpenAI o1, o3-mini & GPT-4o, but can connect to almost any LLM, including local models.

    Excerpt from the Aider-AI/aider README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Open issues

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