# Void Published January 1, 2026 · Updated August 10, 2026 Open source AI code editor with local model support Category: Developer Tools · Free · Replaces Cursor ($20/month) · [Official website](https://voideditor.com/) ## Install with Homebrew `brew install --cask void` ## Quick take Void proved that a privacy-first, BYOM VS Code fork could feel close to Cursor—then development stopped and the repo was archived. Keep the page for searchers, study the code if you are building a fork, and do not standardise a Mac engineering team on Void in August 2026. If your requirement is simply 'AI in the editor without a subscription,' paid Cursor Pro or free Continue inside VSCodium both beat an archived Void install for reliability on macOS Tahoe. Best for: Developers researching how open-source AI IDEs are built, Users who already depend on the last Void build and accept breakage risk, Teams documenting why they migrated away from Void ## What is Void? IMPORTANT STATUS (2026-08-09): Void is deprecated. The voideditor/void GitHub repository is archived and no longer accepts contributions. The last shipping build (1.99.30044) still runs via Homebrew (`brew install --cask void`) and the marketing site remains online, but there is no active maintenance: API connectors drift as providers change, security patches stop, and macOS Tahoe 26.x / Apple Silicon edge cases will not be fixed by the original team. Treat Void as a frozen snapshot of a privacy-first VS Code fork, not as a living Cursor competitor. Historically, Void was the open-source answer to commercial AI IDEs. It forked VS Code, kept the familiar editing surface, and let you bring any cloud LLM or run local models through Ollama so code never had to pass through a vendor middleman. Features that shipped before the pause—Agent Mode, Gather Mode, MCP tool access, inline Tab completions, Cmd+K Quick Edit, checkpoints before LLM edits, and Fast Apply—still describe the last binary. The website still advertises older model marketing names; ignore those as current recommendations. If you connect providers today, use whatever frontier models your own keys support (for example GPT-5.6 family, Claude Opus 5 / Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.x, Grok 4.5) or local coding models via Ollama. Why it stalled: maintainers paused work to explore other coding ideas, then moved the repo into a deprecated/archived state. Community forks and guides remain useful references for building your own VS Code–based AI editor, which is now the honest use case. For day-to-day Mac development in August 2026, prefer actively maintained tools—Cursor, Windsurf/Devin Desktop under Cognition, Zed, VS Code + Continue, Claude Code, Codex, or Meta Muse Code in the terminal. This page stays live because people still search for Void. The truthful answer is: download only if you accept an unmaintained binary or you are studying the codebase; do not plan a team standard around it. Practical migration notes for Mac users: export any custom AI provider settings, keybindings, and snippets before you uninstall. If Agent Mode workflows depended on MCP servers, inventory those server configs and recreate them in Cursor, Claude Code, or Continue. Apple Silicon machines that still launch Void 1.99.30044 should not treat a successful launch as a supportability signal—Gatekeeper and notarization posture can change with future macOS point releases, and Void will not re-sign builds. Enterprise security teams should remove Void from golden images the same way they removed other archived Electron forks: the risk is unpatched Chromium/Electron components more than missing AI features. Hobbyists who loved the BYOM philosophy can keep a local copy of the source tree as documentation even if they never open the GUI again. ## Features - **Bring Your Own Model (historical, still in last build).** Connect OpenAI-compatible, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Groq, xAI, or custom endpoints. You pay providers directly; Void does not meter a proprietary model pool. Useful when policies forbid sending code through Cursor or Windsurf backends. - **Local models via Ollama (historical).** Point Void at a local Ollama endpoint so completions and chat stay on-device. Suitable for air-gapped or compliance-sensitive work, with the usual tradeoff that local models lag frontier cloud quality. - **Agent Mode and MCP (historical).** Agent Mode could create/edit/delete files, run terminal commands, and call MCP tools. Gather Mode offered a read-only exploration path. These remain in 1.99.30044 but will not track new MCP protocol revisions. - **Chat with codebase context (historical).** Project-aware chat with @ file/symbol mentions for grounded answers about your repo. - **Inline completions and Quick Edit (historical).** Tab completions plus Cmd+K natural-language edits with diff preview, including FIM-oriented models and Fast Apply for larger patches. - **Checkpoints before LLM changes (historical).** Automatic checkpoints before applying model edits so you can accept or revert with lint awareness. - **VS Code compatibility (frozen at 1.99.x).** As a VS Code fork, Void imported themes, keybindings, and marketplace extensions at the 1.99.x API level. It will not track newer VS Code / VSCodium releases (1.12x+) without a fork maintainer. - **No proprietary telemetry backend (historical).** Void marketed direct provider connections without a Void-operated inference middleman. That architecture remains the main reason privacy-focused developers downloaded it, even though the binary is now stale. ## Install Void on Mac (unsupported) Void remains installable, but it is deprecated. Prefer a maintained editor unless you explicitly accept an unmaintained build. 1. **Install Homebrew.** If needed: `/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"` 2. **Install the last Void cask.** Run `brew install --cask void` (version 1.99.30044 as of 2026-08-09). Requires macOS 11+. 3. **Configure providers carefully.** Add your own API keys or Ollama. Expect breakage as provider APIs evolve; there is no upstream to file bugs against. ## Pros - Historically strong privacy story: direct-to-provider or fully local inference - Last build still installs on Apple Silicon via Homebrew - Excellent reference codebase for anyone forking a VS Code AI editor - No Void subscription fee - Full VS Code-like UX for users who already know the keybindings - Remains a clear case study in why BYOM editors need ongoing API maintenance ## Cons - Deprecated and archived—no feature work, PR review, or security maintenance - Frozen on VS Code 1.99.x while the ecosystem moved on - Provider/model marketing on the website is stale - Smaller community now migrating away; Discord help will thin out - Not a safe default for teams or regulated production workflows - Homebrew install counts can falsely signal that the project is healthy ## FAQ ### Is Void discontinued? Yes in practical terms. The repository is archived/deprecated and no longer accepts contributions. The last binary may still run, but Void is not an actively maintained product. ### What version should I install? Homebrew still serves 1.99.30044 as of 2026-08-09. That is the final known cask version; do not expect newer tags. ### Can Void work offline? Yes if you configure local Ollama models. Offline mode does not restore upstream maintenance. ### How does Void compare to Cursor now? Cursor continues shipping models and agents; Void does not. Prefer Cursor (or another maintained IDE) unless you are studying Void's source. ### Is Void safe on macOS Tahoe 26? It may launch on Apple Silicon Macs meeting the cask requirement (macOS 11+), but Tahoe-specific bugs will not be fixed by Void maintainers. Validate carefully or choose a maintained editor. ### What should replace Void? For BYOM privacy: VSCodium + Continue or local-friendly Zed/Cursor setups. For agentic cloud IDEs: Cursor or Windsurf/Devin. For terminal agents: Claude Code, Codex, or Muse Code. ### Does Void still appear in Homebrew? Yes. The void cask remains published at version 1.99.30044 with analytics still showing installs, but Homebrew distribution does not imply active upstream maintenance. ### Can I fork Void and maintain it myself? Yes. The project remains open source and maintainers historically pointed builders at HOW_TO_CONTRIBUTE and void-builder. Expect the cost of tracking VS Code upstream and LLM APIs to be substantial. ### Will Void get GPT-5.6 or Claude Opus 5 built-in? Not from the original team. You can only use newer models if the frozen client still speaks your provider's API when you supply keys—or if a fork updates the connectors. ## Sources - [voideditor/void on GitHub](https://github.com/voideditor/void) - [Void README pause/deprecation note](https://github.com/voideditor/void/blob/main/README.md) - [Void official site](https://voideditor.com/) - [Homebrew Cask: void](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/void) - [Void IDE guide 2026](https://codersera.com/blog/void-ide-complete-guide-2026/) - [Void binaries release tag](https://github.com/voideditor/binaries/releases/download/1.99.30044/Void.arm64.1.99.30044.dmg) - [Meta Muse Code launch (replacement landscape)](https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/05/meta-launches-muse-code-ai-coding-agent-for-macos-and-linux/) ## Related - [Cursor](https://bundl.run/apps/cursor) - [Claude Code](https://bundl.run/apps/claude-code) - [ChatGPT](https://bundl.run/apps/chatgpt) - [Claude](https://bundl.run/apps/claude) - [Codex](https://bundl.run/apps/codex) - [Windsurf](https://bundl.run/apps/windsurf) - [Void vs Cursor](https://bundl.run/compare/cursor-vs-void) - [Free alternative to Cursor](https://voideditor.com/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://bundl.run/#organization", "name": "Bundl.run", "url": "https://bundl.run", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://bundl.run/og-image.png", "width": 1200, "height": 630 }, "description": "The Ninite for Mac. 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