Features of Cursor AI

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AI Powered Coding

The tool provides artificial intelligence to assist in writing, editing and managing the development in a more effective way. Automated code generation brings a wide range of new features to provide better coding experience to developers.

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Code Autocompletion

The tool helps developers in real-time code completing, error detection, and suggestions to make the process easy, and quality. The code can auto complete and correct the programme issues.

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Code Generation and Snippets

Cursor Ai tool generates code snippets automatically, according to the user inputs and functionality to reduce the development time.

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Code-base quick answers

The tool provides a facility to developers to ask questions encountered with the code. The programme will give answers according to the developer’s query.

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Refactoring Assistance

The tool provides refactoring assistance by giving suggestions about refactoring the code to enhance code quality, readability and maintainance.

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Use documentations

Provide a facility to add popular libraries or developer’s own documentations.

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Include visual context

You can use visual context to get answers by dragging or uploading images to the chat.

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Integrated Debugging

Programme provides an integrated debugging facility to identify the issues in the code, making it easier to detect errors and overcome potential issues.

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Code Reference

Cursor AI provides code reference features to your development. You can view all the files and code symbols that you associated with your project.

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Multi language support

Cursor AI provides multiple language support, no matter which language you use.

Installation

Cursor AI provides downloadable tools for Windows, Mac and Linux Users. For Windows and Mac users installation tools are the same and you just need to download the tool and install. But, for Linux users, Cursor AI provides an AppImage file.


Linux Step Guide

Before executing the file, you need to run a command to make the file executable. For that,

  • Step 01 - Run below command to make the file executable.
    chmod a+x cursor-0.40.3x86_64.AppImage

  • Step 02 - Then execute the file by running below command.
    ./cursor-0.40.3x86_64.AppImage Replace 0.40.3x86_64 according to your downloaded tool version.

  • Step 03 - After the installation, you will see a window like this.



    • In here,
    Keyboard - configure the keyboard shortcuts. Choose the code editor you are familiar with. By default its Vs Code editor.
    Language For AI - Choose a non-English language to interact with AI.
    Codebase-wide - By enabling this option, you allow AI to understand the context of the entire codebase.
    Add Terminal Command - By installing this you allow the Cursor AI to run from the terminal.

    Make your choices and continue.

Additional features of Cursor AI


Privacy mode

Cursor AI provides a privacy mode feature to the developers. So If you turned on Privacy mode, the Cursor team will not store your data or prompts that you used. But, when privacy mode is turned off, the team will gather the prompts you used to improve the tool.

Supports other editors

Cursor AI can work with any code editor. The tools work regardless of how the code is written, and there are extensions available to help with Git.

Language support

You can use any language for Cursor AI.

Extension

Cursor is built on VS Code, so it uses its wide range of extensions. You can access it in “view” menu

Setting custom AI rules

Developers can guide the AI using specific rules.

Custom AI models

Cursor AI gives the ability to add other AI models too.

Cursor AI shortcuts (default)


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General Shortcuts

  • Ctrl + P (or Cmd + P on macOS): Quick file navigation.
  • Ctrl + Shift + P (or Cmd + Shift + P on macOS): Open the command palette.
  • Ctrl + / (or Cmd + / on macOS): Toggle comments on selected lines of code.
  • Ctrl + F (or Cmd + F on macOS): Open the find dialog.
  • Ctrl + H (or Cmd + H on macOS): Open the replace dialog.
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Code Editing

  • Ctrl + Shift + D (or Cmd + Shift + D on macOS): Duplicate the current line or selection.
  • Ctrl + Shift + K (or Cmd + Shift + K on macOS): Delete the current line.
  • Alt + Up/Down Arrow : Move the current line or selection up or down.
  • Ctrl + Enter: Insert a new line below the current line.
  • Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Insert a new line above the current line.
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Code Navigation

  • Ctrl + G (or Cmd + G on macOS): Go to a specific line number.
  • F12: Go to the definition of a symbol.
  • Alt + F12: Peek at the definition of a symbol.
  • Ctrl + Shift + O (or Cmd + Shift + O on macOS): Go to a symbol in the file.
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Debugging

  • F5: Start or continue debugging.
  • F9: Toggle a breakpoint.
  • F10: Step over the current line of code.
  • F11: Step into the current line of code.
  • Shift + F5: Stop debugging.
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Refactoring

  • Shift + Alt + F (or Shift + Option + F on macOS): Format the selected code or entire file.
  • Ctrl + . (or Cmd + . on macOS): Show quick fixes or refactoring options.
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Terminal and File Management

  • Ctrl + ** (or **Cmd + on macOS): Open or close the integrated terminal.
  • Ctrl + B (or Cmd + B on macOS): Toggle the sidebar visibility.
  • Ctrl + Shift + E (or Cmd + Shift + E on macOS): Open the Explorer view.