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.
“I really love the line-of-code completions in the new kite.com.”
Guido van Rossum - Python's creator.
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