Aider

AI pair programming in your terminal
Coding AssistantsFree (open-source)30,000Works with OpenClaw

About Aider

Aider is an AI pair programming tool that works in your terminal. It can edit multiple files simultaneously, understands your git repo, and creates well-crafted commits. It works with Claude, GPT-4, and other models.

Features

Git-aware editing
Multi-file changes
Auto-commits
Multi-model
Voice coding
Linting

The tally

FOR
  • +Git-aware (auto-commits changes)
  • +Multi-file editing
  • +Works with any model
  • +Terminal-native
  • +Free and open-source
AGAINST
  • CLI only (no GUI)
  • Requires API key setup
  • Can make unwanted changes
  • Token costs with large codebases

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