# Private and open-source alternatives to Cursor

1. [GNU Emacs](https://privacyratings.com/code-editors/gnu-emacs/): B (80/100). Extensible text editor from the GNU Project, programmable in Emacs Lisp, with packages for code editing, Org mode, email, Git and more.
2. [Helix](https://privacyratings.com/code-editors/helix/): B (80/100). Modal terminal text editor written in Rust, inspired by Kakoune, with multiple selections, built-in LSP support and Tree-sitter syntax highlighting.
3. [Kate](https://privacyratings.com/code-editors/kate/): B (80/100). Text and code editor from KDE with tabs, split views, LSP support, a built-in terminal and plugins.
4. [Neovim](https://privacyratings.com/code-editors/neovim/): B (80/100). Fork of Vim focused on extensibility, with a Lua plugin API, a built-in LSP client, Tree-sitter support and an embeddable editor core.
5. [Pulsar](https://privacyratings.com/code-editors/pulsar/): B (80/100). Community-maintained continuation of the Atom editor, hackable through JavaScript packages and themes, with its own package registry.
6. [VSCodium](https://privacyratings.com/code-editors/vscodium/): B (80/100). Community builds of Microsoft's VS Code source under the MIT license, without Microsoft branding and with telemetry turned off. Uses the Open VSX extension registry by default.
7. [Sublime Text](https://privacyratings.com/code-editors/sublime-text/): D (50/100). Cross-platform text and code editor with multiple selections, a command palette, Git integration and a Python plugin API. Free to evaluate, with a paid license for continued use.
8. [Zed](https://privacyratings.com/code-editors/zed/): D (50/100). Code editor written in Rust with GPU-accelerated rendering, real-time collaboration and built-in AI agent features.
9. [Vim](https://privacyratings.com/code-editors/vim/): D (40/100). Modal text editor for the terminal and GUI, configurable through Vim script and plugins. Distributed as charityware that asks users to donate to a children's charity in Uganda.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/cursor/