Aider vs TS
Category: Command-line AI agent for editing code
What Aider does well
- 100% terminal — no extension, no specific IDE required.
- Open source and well-maintained. Active community.
- Native git support: each change is auto-committed with a model-written message.
Why TS wins on persistence, privacy, and mobility
- Persistence: close the terminal and aider dies. TerminalSync keeps your session + context + history alive.
- Your OpenAI/Anthropic API key in the OS keychain, not in exposed env vars.
- Your `.aider.conf.yml`, prompt history, and preferred models roam encrypted between Macs.
- Notifications when aider waits on confirmation — no more screen-watching.
Side-by-side
| Feature | Aider | TS |
|---|---|---|
| Your agent keeps running even if you close the app | ||
| Works even when the internet drops | ||
| Access from your phone or any browser | ||
| AES-256 on your secrets and conversations — and your files in YOUR cloud | ||
| Vault for your API keys and credentials | ||
| Your encrypted files in your cloud of choice | ||
| Pings when the AI finishes or needs you | ||
| No vendor lock-in | ||
| Multiple projects in windows, open at once | ||
| Ask all 3 AIs at once and compare |
Try TS for 7 days?
No card. 2-minute setup. If after 7 days it doesn't click, you stop using it. Done.