A new open-source AI-powered code editor, Void IDE, was recently released in beta, positioning itself as a privacy-focused and free alternative to popular closed-source AI editors like Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Backed by Y Combinator, Void IDE is a fork of Visual Studio Code. While Microsoft recently announced plans to open-source its GitHub Copilot Chat Extension, possibly in a few months, the beta release is available now for the community to fiddle with. #voidide #vscode #githubcopilot #cursor #ai #ide #aitools #ycombinator #opensource #codeeditor #coding #programming #privacyfocused #beta #githubcopilotchat #developer #aitool https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/06/void-ide-beta-release/