Aider Chat

Compatible with over 100 programming languages and powered by your choice of LLM provider including OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, and local models, Aider brings the productivity of AI-assisted development to developers who prefer working in terminal environments over IDE-specific plugins or browser-based tools.

Aider's most distinctive feature is its deep git integration, which automatically creates descriptive, contextual commit messages for every code change made during a session.

This automated commit behavior ensures that AI-assisted changes are properly tracked in version control with meaningful history entries, making it straightforward to review, audit, or revert AI-generated code modifications a critical requirement for professional development workflows where change attribution and code history quality matter.

The tool supports three distinct interaction modes tailored to different development tasks. Code mode (the default) allows Aider to write, edit, and refactor files directly in response to natural language instructions.

Architect mode facilitates higher-level technical planning conversations where Aider helps design solutions, evaluate architectural approaches, and outline implementation strategies before any code is written.

Ask mode transforms Aider into a read-only coding consultant that answers questions about the codebase without making any changes.

Aider extends beyond pure code editing by accepting images and web pages as context alongside text prompts enabling developers to share screenshots of UI requirements, reference documentation from product specs, or include error screenshots when debugging.