# 1 Aider alternative for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/aider

Open-source AI pair programmer that edits code in your git repo from the terminal.

Aider runs in the terminal and uses your own API keys, which suits some people more than others. Alternatives offer a desktop app or a panel in your editor, a fixed monthly plan instead of paying per request, or agents that run several tasks at once.

- Website: https://aider.chat

## Mac apps people use instead of Aider for coding agents

- [Rollcage](https://macbase.app/apps/rollcage): Protect projects from destructive AI agent changes ($10, Coding Agents, Apple silicon, macOS 14 Sonoma or later, in English)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).