Kite
Kite is a code completion and AI-powered developer productivity tool for macOS that integrates with popular code editors like VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. It uses machine learning to provide intelligent autocompletion suggestions, documentation lookup, and code examples as you type, helping developers write code faster and with fewer errors. Kite was designed to reduce context-switching by bringing relevant API documentation and examples directly into the editor. The app runs locally on your Mac and supports multiple programming languages including Python, JavaScript, Go, and Java.
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1 suggestionKite is no longer actively developed — the company shut down its local engine and discontinued the macOS app in 2022. The project is effectively abandoned with no native Apple Silicon build available. For a similar experience, consider Codeium, an actively maintained free AI code completion tool that runs natively on Apple Silicon and integrates seamlessly with VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and other popular editors. Codeium provides similar autocompletion and documentation features without requiring an account, though it does use cloud processing. Other native alternatives include GitHub Copilot (paid, integrated into GitHub and popular editors), Tabnine (free and paid tiers), and built-in editor features like VS Code's IntelliSense with native Apple Silicon support.
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