void
Open-source code editor with AI agents that send requests directly to your chosen AI provider, built on VS Code with privacy-first design and local model support.
Void is an open-source code editor designed as an alternative to AI-powered editors like Cursor. It lets developers use AI agents (automated AI assistants) directly on their codebase to write, review, or transform code. A key feature is that it sends your messages directly to AI providers without storing your data on Void's own servers, giving you more control over privacy. You can also bring your own AI model or run one locally on your own machine.
Void is built on top of the Visual Studio Code (vscode) codebase — meaning it looks and works like VS Code but adds its own AI-focused features, including the ability to checkpoint and visualize changes as the AI modifies your code.
The README notes that the team has paused active development on this editor to explore new ideas, so some features may stop working over time and the project may not resume as a full IDE. The source code remains available and the team will respond to email inquiries about building or maintaining your own version.
The project is written in TypeScript and is relevant to developers who want an open-source, self-hostable AI coding environment with full control over which AI model or service they use, rather than relying on a proprietary product.
Where it fits
- Use AI agents to automatically write, review, or refactor code while maintaining full control over which AI service processes your code.
- Run a self-hosted AI coding environment with your own language model instead of relying on a proprietary cloud service.
- Checkpoint and visualize code changes made by AI agents to understand and approve modifications before committing them.