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24 alternatives to .CursorRules

Master your clicks, rule your cursor

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. .CursorRules launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Github + Pinterest to make your AI websites look beautiful

    2025 · 21st.dev · its alternatives →

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    Fast, token-efficient frontier-level coding model

    Mar 2026 · cursor.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9CA

    While Cursor has already revolutionized coding, you can still configure it to perform even better based on your language and framework. That's why we created Cursor Directory, a collection of the best cursor rules for your framework and language from the community. It's fully open source and you can contribute to it by submitting your own rules. Just copy and add a .cursorrules file to your project root! Let me know what you think!

    2024 · cursor.directory · its alternatives →

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    Cursor, Windsurf, Claude, Prompt, Code Generation

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    Dictation for Cursor & AI IDEs, the fastest way to vibe code

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    Cursor for frontend. Build and debug in Chrome and VS Code.

    Feb 2026 · theorql.com · its alternatives →

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    2025 · uncursor.com · its alternatives →

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    Agentic frontend layer between Figma and Cursor & Claude

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    Todo2▲131

    AI project manager for Cursor

    2025 · todo2.pro · its alternatives →

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    Memory system for Cursor agents

    2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Generate custom Cursorrules in seconds

    2025 · its alternatives →

  20. 20CF

    I’ve been experimenting with embedding an Claude Code/Cursor-style coding agent directly into the browser. At a high level, the agent generates and maintains userscripts and CSS that are re-applied on page load. Rather than just editing DOM via JS in console the agent is treating the page, and the DOM as a file. The models are often trained in RL sandboxes with full access to the filesystem and bash, so they are really good at using it. So to make the agent behave well, I've simulated this environment. The whole state of a page and scripts is implemented as a virtual filesystem hacked…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Сontrol Cursor AI directly from your iPhone

    Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Prompt enhancement for every AI web platform & local editors

    2025 · promptdc.com · its alternatives →

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