Cline

Founded by Saoud Rizwan in 2024

An AI-powered coding agent that helps you write, refactor and automate code inside your IDE.

Cost

Free Tier, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Cline for transforming your development workflow: it understands your codebase, helps you refactor large projects, and executes terminal commands or CI workflows. It stands out by being open-source, model-agnostic (so you can pick the LLM you want), and letting you automate tasks like file edits, debugging and multi-step workflows. Whether you’re working solo or in a team, Cline gives you a new layer of AI support directly inside editors like VS Code or JetBrains.

What Cline does

Understand and map a large codebase’s structureRefactor multiple files and update imports/types consistentlyExecute terminal commands and monitor output for build/test workflowsAutomate routine scripting tasks like cron jobs or CI pipelinesDebug UI or runtime issues by launching a headless browser and capturing logs/screenshotsExtend functionality by adding custom tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP)Open-source and model-agnostic (choose your LLM)Works directly inside VS Code and JetBrains IDEsAutomates multi-step workflows and CI pipelinesUnderstands and maps large codebasesExecutes terminal commands and monitors outputSupports custom tools via Model Context Protocol (MCP)