Cline

license

Apache-2.0(OSI, (c)2026 Cline Bot Inc.)

source

public

core features withheld

no

Cline is Apache-2.0 with its full source public, a free extension with no proprietary core behind it.

• https://github.com/cline/cline recorded 2026-08-13

  Apache-2.0 license, full public source for the IDE extension and CLI, 66.1k stars, 7.1k forks; no enterprise directory and no paid tier

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cline/cline/main/LICENSE recorded 2026-09-29

  The repository LICENSE file is the Apache License, with the grant "Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0" and "Copyright 2026 Cline Bot Inc."

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cline/cline/main/README.md recorded 2026-09-29

  The README describes "The open source coding agent in your IDE, terminal, & desktop." and states its license as "Apache 2.0 © 2026 Cline Bot Inc." with SDK, CLI and extension sources linked in the repository.

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cline/cline/main/README.md recorded 2026-09-29

  Searched the README for enterprise, paid, ee/ and license key: none; it lists the SDK, CLI, VS Code extension and desktop app as repository components under "Apache 2.0 © 2026 Cline Bot Inc."

Adoption is measured by the VS Code Marketplace's install count for Cline, since the extension ships only through the Marketplace rather than PyPI or npm. That count is cumulative rather than a trailing-30-day figure, so it reads high against the map's monthly scale, but no other channel is available to prefer.

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=saoudrizwan.claude-dev recorded 2026-08-13

  4,974,003 VS Code Marketplace installs, 308 ratings, free

Second only to OpenHands (68.4%) among open coding agents, and above SWE-agent and Aider, at 59.8% SWE-bench Verified in autonomous mode on Claude Sonnet 4.6. The figure comes from an aggregator leaderboard (awesomeagents.ai) rather than a primary publication, which is why confidence stays medium.

• https://awesomeagents.ai/leaderboards/swe-bench-coding-agent-leaderboard/ recorded 2026-09-29

  The leaderboard lists Cline autonomous mode on Claude Sonnet 4.6 at 59.8% on SWE-Bench Verified, with the text "Cline in autonomous mode on the same model scores 59.8%" and OpenHands at "68.4%".