Roo Code
Editor coding assistant with an archived upstream repository.
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About Roo Code
Roo Code is an editor-based coding assistant. Its upstream GitHub repository was marked archived when checked on September 15, 2026. Treat it as an existing or historical implementation rather than assuming ongoing upstream maintenance.
Roo Code is an open-source project, with 24k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in May 2026.
Roo Code vs. the alternatives
All 42 alternatives →| Record | Stars | Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roo Codethis listing | 24k | — | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| OpenCode | 208k | — | MIT | Open source |
| gemini-cli | 107k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| OpenHands | 88k | — | MIT | Open source |
| openinterpreter | 68k | Rust | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| Cline | 68k | — | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
