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Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026)

Open-source AI dev-team extension for VS Code (1.55M installs, 23.8k GitHub stars). **Discontinued: all Roo Code products — Extension, Cloud, and Router — shut down on May 15, 2026** with refunds for unused balances. The team recommends migrating to Cline (open-source extension) or to their next project, roomote.dev. We keep the entry indexed for users searching 'Roo Code alternative'.

By Fredoline Eruo·Last verified Jun 12, 2026·16,000 GitHub stars

Overview

Open-source AI dev-team extension for VS Code (1.55M installs, 23.8k GitHub stars). Discontinued: all Roo Code products — Extension, Cloud, and Router — shut down on May 15, 2026 with refunds for unused balances. The team recommends migrating to Cline (open-source extension) or to their next project, roomote.dev. We keep the entry indexed for users searching 'Roo Code alternative'.

Stack & relationships

How Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026) relates to other entries in the catalog — recommended pairings, alternatives, dependencies, and edges to avoid. Each edge carries a one-line operator note from our editorial team.

Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026) ↔ ecosystem

Alternatives

  • Alternative to
    Cline

    Roo Code shut down May 15, 2026. Cline is the canonical migration target for users coming off Roo.

Lifecycle

  • Succeeded by
    Cline

    Roo Code shut down. Users migrate to Cline (or to roomote.dev, the founders' next project).

Pros

  • Diff-based editing saves tokens
  • Multi-mode workflows
  • Active fork

Cons

  • Smaller community than upstream Cline

Compatibility

Operating systems
macOS
Linux
Windows
GPU backends
n/a
LicenseOpen source · free (BYO API key)

Runtime health

Operator-grade signals on how actively Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026) is being maintained, how fresh its measurements are, and what failure classes operators have flagged. Every label below is anchored to a real date or count — we never infer maintainer activity we can't show.

Release cadence

Derived from the most recent editorial signal on this row.

Active
Updated Jun 12, 2026

8 days since last refresh · source: lastUpdated

Benchmark freshness

How recent the editorial measurements on this runtime are.

0editorial benchmarks

No editorial benchmarks for this runtime yet.

Community reproduction

Submissions that match an editorial measurement on similar hardware.

0reproduced reports

No community reproductions on file yet.

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GitHub
https://github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code

Frequently asked

Is Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026) free?

Yes — Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026) is free to use and open-source.

What operating systems does Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026) support?

Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026) supports macOS, Linux, Windows.

Does Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026) need a GPU?

No — Roo Code (sunsetting May 15, 2026) runs on CPU; it does not require or use a GPU.
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