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title: "The AI Tools Index"
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# Aider

> The AI Tools Index is a browsable index of live AI tools organized by category, including tools currently for sale. Every listing links to the maker's real product, and any paid placement is always labeled "Sponsored."

Canonical HTML: https://theaitoolsindex.com/tools/aider
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A reference entry for Aider's terminal-based git workflow.

Category: Coding
Product URL: https://aider.chat
Launch date: 2026-07-21

## Description

Aider is categorized under coding as an open-source, command-line AI pair-programming tool that edits code within an existing git repository using large language models. It targets developers who work primarily in the terminal. This entry catalogs its CLI-based approach for comparison.

Listing page: https://theaitoolsindex.com/tools/aider