We’re excited to announce that CodeRabbit now offers free AI code reviews directly inside your favorite code editors, starting with VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf.
With the new CodeRabbit VS Code extension, you can get instant, high-quality AI feedback on every commit before you even open a pull request.
No matter, if you’re working solo or part of a team, CodeRabbit helps you catch bugs early, write better code and save review time.
Free AI Code Reviews, Right in Your IDE
Unlike other tools that charge for in-editor reviews, CodeRabbit’s IDE reviews are free (rate limits apply). You’ll get:
- Per-commit code reviews right inside your IDE
- Senior developer-level insights that catch bugs, code smells, missed tests, and more
- Support for all programming languages
- Works with all VS Code based editors like Cursor and Windsurf
Whether you’re staging a small change or working on a big feature, CodeRabbit reviews your code instantly before the PR, so you can avoid long back-and-forths later.
How it Works Inside VS Code
Open the Extensions tab in VS Code and install the CodeRabbit extension
Next, create your CodeRabbit account. You can sign up using GitHub, GitLab, or other supported services.
To start a review, select the branch you're working on and click “Start Review”. The review process will begin and look like this:
CodeRabbit will analyze all your new changes and return detailed comments and a summary.
Once the review starts, click on the files to see line-by-line suggestions, potential security issues, and other feedback like this:
That’s it! You’re all set to start getting fast, high-quality AI code reviews right inside your editor.
- Review comments appear line by line in your code
- Use one-click fixes to apply suggestions
- Context from reviews is handed off to your favorite AI code assistant for smart follow-ups in a single click.
You don’t need to change your workflow. Just write code like you normally would, CodeRabbit ****reviews each commit, giving you fast, accurate feedback where you work - VS Code, Cursor or Windsurf.
Context-Aware Reviews That Catch More Bugs
CodeRabbit uses advanced context awareness to understand how your code fits together. It’s already reviewed over 10 million pull requests, including 1 million+ open-source PRs, making it one of the most trusted tools in the GitHub ecosystem.
It even catches bugs left behind by code generation tools, offering a second layer of quality control.
Multi-Layered Reviews
Your code gets a free review in the IDE with every commit. Then, when all your commits come together in a PR or MR, CodeRabbit performs a second, more detailed review (available with a paid plan). This layered approach helps you ship clean, tested code faster.
Customizable & Easy to Use
Need specific feedback based on file paths or project type? CodeRabbit supports path-based customization so your reviews are always relevant.
Best of all, setup is simple. Get started in minutes with the VS Code extension and see the difference for yourself.
Try It Now
- Install the VS Code extension
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Say hello to free, high-quality AI code reviews - now inside your IDE!
Top comments (1)
Using CodeRabbit for GitHub already, good to see it coming inside IDE!