Void IDE: An Open-Source, Privacy-Focused AI Code Editor

Void IDE, a new open-source AI-powered code editor in beta, offers a privacy-focused and free alternative to proprietary options like Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Backed by Y Combinator and forking Visual Studio Code, Void IDE lets users choose local processing or direct API calls to LLMs such as Claude, GPT, and Gemini, mitigating privacy concerns and subscription costs. It boasts features like inline code editing, AI chat, and code generation, mirroring similar tools while prioritizing user data control. The project has generated significant interest on Hacker News and Reddit, sparking discussions about its open-source nature and the increasing number of VS Code forks.