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Continue.dev
AIThe open-source autopilot for VS Code and JetBrains.
FREEDOM SCORE5.0Open
✓Is it free?
+1.5✓Open source?
+1.5✓Self-hostable?
+1.0✓Data export?
+0.5✓Free pricing tier?
+0.5RELEVANCE SCORE4.5Active
✓Actively maintained?
+1.5✓Large community?
+1.5✓Has public API?
+1.0✓Commit < 3 months?
+0.5×Stars > 20k?
+0.5About Continue.dev
Connect Ollama, Groq, or OpenAI to your VS Code tab as a local complete side panel assistant and inline code generator.
WHAT IT DOES WELL
- +Binds any custom model API backend instantly
- +Extends code edits inside familiar editor tabs
HONEST PROBLEMS
- ✗Advanced multi-file dependency contexts can be slow
SELF-HOSTABILITY PROFILE
DifficultyEASY
License typeApache-2.0
💡 "The absolute standard for custom copilots."
PROJECT METRICS
Repositorygithub.com/continuedev/continue
LicenseApache-2.0
GitHub Stars⭐ 17,400
Last CommitMay 29, 2026
Last VerifiedVerified May 2026