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Aider - AI Terminal Pair Programming

Aider is an AI pair programming assistant that runs in your terminal, helping build new projects or enhance existing codebases with automatic Git commits and support for 100+ languages.

  • Terminal Pair Programming
  • Codebase Mapping
  • Git Auto-Commit
  • Multi-Language Support
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Aider - AI Terminal Pair Programming
Aider - AI Terminal Pair Programming

Product Overview

Aider is an AI pair programming assistant that operates directly within your terminal, designed to help developers build new projects or enhance existing codebases. It streamlines the coding process with features like automatic Git commits for easy version control and comprehensive support for over 100 programming languages. Aider is compatible with leading AI models such as Claude 3.7 and GPT-4o, as well as local LLMs, offering a flexible and powerful tool for real-time, context-aware AI collaboration.

Key Features & Benefits

Terminal Pair Programming

Collaborate with AI directly in your terminal for real-time code editing and refactoring in existing or new projects.

Codebase Mapping

Automatically generates a map of your entire repository to provide context-aware AI assistance for large projects.

Git Auto-Commit

Tracks all AI-generated changes with descriptive automatic commits for easy version control and rollback.

Multi-Language Support

Works with 100+ programming languages including Python, JavaScript, Rust, Go, C++, PHP, HTML, and CSS.

Use Cases

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Build AI-Powered News Aggregator

Use Aider to scaffold and maintain a full-stack AI news application, integrating sources like TechCrunch via ASP.NET and Vite in seconds.

"Discover how Aider AI Agent powers a Full Stack AI News App built with ASP.NET, Vite, and integrates VSCode alongside AI models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet and OpenAI 4o!"
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Generate Complete Applications from Text

Leverage Aider’s Architect Mode to generate whole web, mobile, or game applications directly from natural language prompts.

"It can generate whole NextJS, Python and other applications within seconds."
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Zero-Touch Vue.js Development

Modify and extend a Vue.js application with zero manual coding by directing Aider’s GPT-4 integration to implement features and fixes.

"Discover 'AIDER', the latest advancement in AI-powered coding, as we navigate modifying a Vue.js application with ZERO touch coding."
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AI Pair Programming in Terminal

Collaboratively edit and refactor code in your local Git repository via natural language, with automatic commits and diffs.

"AI pair programming directly applied to your existing codebase—without needing to switch contexts—is such a smart approach."
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Pros & Cons

  • Prompt caching reduces costs by 90% and boosts code generation speed by 85%.

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  • Supports coordinated multi-file edits with automatic Git commits and meaningful messages.

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  • Reviewing and auditing AI-generated diffs can be difficult, complicating code review workflows.

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  • Adding too many files to the chat can overwhelm the model and increase token usage.

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  • Published date6/28/2025
  • Last updated6/28/2025

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