What Void does

Void, operated by Glass Devtools, Inc., is an open-source AI-integrated development environment (IDE) launched in beta in January 2025 and built as a fork of Microsoft VS Code (version 1.99.0). The product is engineered around native AI interaction rather than AI as an extension: developers can use Tab autocomplete powered by Fill-in-the-Middle (FIM) prompting, Quick Edit (Ctrl+K) for inline edits, Agent Mode for autonomous terminal control and file operations, Gather Mode for context-aware suggestions, Chat Mode for conversational assistance, and Checkpoints for navigating LLM-generated edits. Void differentiates itself by routing LLM calls directly to any provider — frontier models (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok) or local open-source models via Ollama, DeepSeek, Llama, Gemma, Qwen, Mistral, and vLLM — without sending code through a private backend intermediary, addressing developer privacy concerns and enabling self-hosted inference.

The product is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license and made available for free download on Mac, Windows, and Linux, with additional SSH and WSL support for remote development. The go-to-market is product-led growth: distribution is self-serve through voideditor.com and GitHub, with community engagement on Discord. Void is privately held, headquartered in San Francisco, and backed by Y Combinator, which led a $500,000 pre-seed round in September 2024. The company employs between 1 and 10 people and is led by co-founders Andrew Pareles (CEO) and Mathew Pareles (CTO). No pricing tiers, subscription plans, or revenue streams are publicly disclosed; the only named external relationship beyond YC is CROLabs, which reportedly builds on Void as the underlying platform for an AI-powered A/B testing product.

Name

Void

Legal name

Glass Devtools, Inc.

Website

https://voideditor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Void is an open-source AI code editor (Apache 2.0) that forks VS Code to give developers direct LLM connectivity — frontier or local — without routing through a private backend, targeting privacy-conscious individual developers and small teams via free self-serve downloads.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Code Editor / Developer Tools

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Developer Tools & DevOps Platform Services (CI/CD, Artifacts, IaC) (HDABAAAI)

Keywords

• AI code editor
• Open source IDE
• Developer tools
• LLM integration
• Local model coding

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Open Source Product: Void is an open-source AI IDE distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. The product is free to download and use, with revenue generation not explicitly disclosed in available sources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Void is an open-source AI-integrated development environment (IDE) forked from VS Code that lets developers write code with AI assistance using any LLM model—frontier or local—without routing data through a private backend. The editor provides native AI features such as Tab autocomplete, Quick Edit, Agent Mode, Gather Mode, and Chat Mode, and is distributed free of charge under the Apache 2.0 license across Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Product overview

Void is an open source AI IDE built as a fork of VS Code, backed by Y Combinator and developed by Glass Devtools, Inc. The product offers a unified AI code editing experience with multiple interaction modes: Agent Mode for autonomous code operations, Gather Mode for collaborative suggestions, and Chat Mode for conversational assistance. Core editing features include Tab autocomplete with FIM-prompting, Quick Edit (Ctrl+K), Fast Apply, and Checkpoints for tracking LLM changes. Void differentiates by enabling direct connections to any LLM provider (frontier models like Claude and GPT, or local models via Ollama and vLLM) without routing through a private backend, providing privacy-focused local coding capabilities. The platform is available for Mac, Windows, Linux, with SSH and WSL support for remote development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Void (AI Code Editor) Open-source AI-integrated development environment (IDE) forked from VS Code that lets developers write code with AI assistance using any LLM model while retaining full data control. Supports direct connections to local LLMs (Ollama, vLLM) and frontier models (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok) without routing through a private backend. Available free for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports 1000+ line files with fast processing

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

AI capability6 records

Feature10 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Aider: Open-source AI pair programming tool running in the terminal with any LLM. Shares Void's open-source, model-agnostic philosophy and targets similar developer personas.
• Cline: Open-source AI coding agent that operates inside VS Code with autonomy comparable to Void's Agent Mode. Overlaps on the agentic coding workflow and any-model/LLM-agnostic approach.

Direct peers

• Anysphere (Cursor): Direct competitor offering an AI-native code editor forked from VS Code with deep LLM integration. Void positions itself as the open-source, no-middleman alternative to Cursor, targeting the same developer persona.
• Codeium (Windsurf): AI coding assistant and editor (Windsurf) competing head-to-head with Void for AI-first developer workflows. Both offer free tiers and compete on model breadth and editor-native experience.
• Continue (continuedev): Open-source AI code assistant supporting any LLM and local model hosting. Closely mirrors Void's value proposition on model-agnosticism and data privacy, targeting the same privacy-conscious developer segment.
• Zed Industries: High-performance code editor with integrated AI assistant features. Competes with Void for AI-native editor mindshare, though Zed is built from scratch rather than forked from VS Code.

Broad incumbents

• GitHub Copilot: Microsoft-owned AI coding assistant deeply integrated into VS Code itself. Represents the incumbent Void is differentiating against with its privacy/no-middleman pitch and any-model support.
• Tabnine: Established AI code completion provider focused on enterprise and privacy/on-prem deployments. Competes with Void for privacy-sensitive enterprise buyers who want local model control.
• JetBrains AI Assistant: AI features integrated into JetBrains IDEs, competing with Void for developer mindshare in AI-assisted coding across a broader paid IDE portfolio.
• Replit: Cloud-based AI coding environment with agent capabilities. Competes indirectly with Void in the AI-assisted developer workflow category, though with a different deployment model (cloud vs. local).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/voideditor/void
• Xx.com/thevoideditor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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