Scripting software & tools
The editors, IDEs, runtimes, and utilities that pair well with the scripts on this site — curated, not hosted. Each link goes to the official source.
🤖 AI Scripting Tools
Aider
Open-source, terminal-based AI pair programmer that edits your local git repo directly.
Amazon Q Developer
AWS's AI coding assistant (formerly CodeWhisperer), integrated into popular IDEs.
Blackbox AI
AI coding assistant offering code generation, autocomplete, and chat.
ChatGPT
OpenAI's conversational AI, widely used for drafting and debugging scripts.
Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant, strong at reasoning through code and multi-file changes.
Codeium
Free AI-powered code completion and chat plugin for popular editors.
Continue.dev
Open-source AI coding assistant you can plug into VS Code or JetBrains IDEs.
Cursor
AI-first code editor built as a fork of VS Code with deep AI integration.
GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer that suggests code and whole functions inline in your editor.
GitHub Copilot CLI
Brings Copilot-style AI command suggestions and explanations into the terminal.
JetBrains AI Assistant
AI assistant built into JetBrains IDEs for code generation and explanation.
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant integrated across Windows, Edge, and Office.
Perplexity
AI answer engine useful for researching APIs, error messages, and syntax.
Phind
AI search engine built specifically for developer questions.
Replit AI
Replit's built-in AI assistant for writing and explaining code in the browser IDE.
Sourcegraph Cody
AI coding assistant with deep codebase-aware context.
Supermaven
Fast AI code completion tool with a large context window.
Tabnine
AI code completion tool with an emphasis on private/on-prem deployment.
Warp
AI-powered terminal with natural-language-to-command translation.
Windsurf
AI-native IDE from Codeium with agentic coding features.