Kite for Vim
Kite integrates with Vim for a superior autocomplete experience while coding in Python & JavaScript. With Multi-Line Completions, Kite helps you code faster while staying in flow.
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Install Kite for Vim.
Install Kite for Vim.
Benefit from deep learning while you code
1Ranked completions
Get more completions, ranked intelligently.
Vim + YouCompleteMe (Jedi)

Vim + Kite

2Line-of-Code Completions
Jump further ahead with Line-of-Code Completions that complete full function calls.
Vim + YouCompleteMe (Jedi)

Vim + Kite

3Intelligent Snippets
Write code faster by tabbing through automated code snippets.
Vim + YouCompleteMe (Jedi)

Vim + Kite
Kite is free to use.

Kite delivers better completions, more often
% of expressions having at least one completion
Source: Code analysis completed using the django-basic-apps repo

Get the best autocomplete for Vim
Vim + YouCompleteMe/ Jedi | Vim + Kite | |
Completions seen by user | 57% of expressions | 87-95% of expressions |
Intelligent Snippets | No | Yes, provides snippets as you type |
Line-of-Code Completions | No | Yes, completes multiple tokens instantly |
Ranked completions | Sometimes | Yes, ranked by relevance, not the alphabet |
Easy to install and configure | No | Yes |
Interactive documentation tool | No | Yes, Kite Copilot desktop app |
Docs for numerics libraries | No | Yes |
Latency | High | Low |
Kite runs locally.
Your code is private.

Easy access over 100,000 Python docs
Check out the Kite Copilot app
- Kite gives you more docs at the click of a keyboard
shortcut while you’re coding
More detail across more docs
- Get the top attributes for types
- See function signatures and example call patterns
- Find all the top members for modules
How Others Used This
- Browse hints based on how other professionals have

Basics
Supported Versions
- Vim 8
- MacVim
- NeoVim
Supported OS
- macOS 10.12 and higher
- Windows 7 and higher
- Linux 64-bit x86 systems
Supported Languages
- Python
- JavaScript
More info
- View Kite for Vim help docs.
- Need more help? Visit our Github repo.
Kite is easy to install for Vim.
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