Android Studio
IDE / Editor · Android native development, Kotlin/Java projects, emulator-based testing
At a glance
| Pricing | Free |
| Setup effort | Low |
| Operating systems | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Released | 2013 |
| Open source | No |
| Interface | GUI |
| AI integration | AI via extension |
| Extensibility | Extensions |
| Collaboration | Via Git |
| Languages | Kotlin, Java |
| Capabilities | Android emulator, APK analyzer, Layout Inspector, Built-in debugger, Gradle integration |
What Android Studio does
Android emulator, APK analyzer, Layout Inspector, Built-in debugger, Gradle integration
Best for
Android native development, Kotlin/Java projects, emulator-based testing
Works well with
LLM Provider / Model
Agent / Orchestration
Conflicts & caveats
- GitHub Copilot does not officially support Android Studio.
- Continue.dev only supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Continue.dev has limited or no official Android Studio support. Use GitHub Copilot or JetBrains AI Assistant.
- Codeium does not officially support Android Studio — use VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, or Neovim.
- Cursor built-in only runs inside the Cursor editor — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Cline only supports VS Code and JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Windsurf Cascade only runs inside Windsurf — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Sourcegraph Cody does not officially support Android Studio — use VS Code, JetBrains, or Visual Studio.
- Amazon Q Developer does not officially support Android Studio — use VS Code or JetBrains.
- JetBrains AI Assistant only runs inside JetBrains IDEs — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Qodo officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Supermaven only supports VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and Zed — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Roo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Kilo Code runs as a VS Code-compatible extension — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Zed Agent only runs inside the Zed editor — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Augment Code officially supports VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, and Neovim — your IDE is Android Studio.
- OpenCode is a terminal-first CLI; running it inside Android Studio works but the experience is in the embedded terminal.
- Amp (Sourcegraph) officially supports VS Code and JetBrains — your IDE is Android Studio. Use the CLI version otherwise.
- Sourcegraph Cody (Enterprise) supports VS Code, JetBrains, and Visual Studio — your IDE is Android Studio.
- Cursor CLI works in any terminal but needs an active Cursor subscription — your IDE is Android Studio, which is fine but the cost is tied to Cursor.
- @codebase indexing is a Cursor-only feature, but your IDE is Android Studio.
- Cursor Background Agents are dispatched from Cursor (desktop or mobile) — your IDE is Android Studio.
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