Continue is an open-source AI coding assistant that lives inside VS Code and JetBrains. It supports any LLM (local via Ollama or cloud via OpenAI/Anthropic), autocompletes code, answers questions about your codebase, and refactors files. Designed as a self-hostable alternative to GitHub Copilot.
Continue Functions
Technical Specifications
Features
Real-Time, Memory, History, Self-Hosted
Input Types
Text, Code
Output Types
Code, Text, Markdown
Platforms
VS Code Extension, JetBrains Plugin
Interface Types
Plugin
Customization
API/SDK, Fully Customizable
Language Support
Multilingual
Compliance
Data Privacy, Local Deployment, On-Premise
Autonomy Level
Assistant Mode, Semi-Autonomous
Integrations
GitHub
Target Audience
Developers, Enterprise, Freelancers