Developers lack fast inline code completion in their editor of choice
Developers who prefer Neovim, Vim, JetBrains, Visual Studio, or lightweight editors want fast inline suggestions, but report that available tools are missing from their editor, sluggish, or less capable than Cursor Tab. Some also want to use local or custom models and control when suggestions appear; other signals describe noisy or missing conventional completions and suggestions interfering with snippet navigation. Developers describe switching editors, trying multiple assistants, and resorting to manual configuration or editor-file changes.
For developers seeking inline completion in alternative editors. Mentioned from Jun 2016 to Apr 2026 on Bluesky, GitHub, Hacker News and Stack Exchange.
18 different people described this problem in 16 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 4.0/10
- Pain
- 5.4/10
- Frequency
- 10.0/10
- Willingness to pay
- 2.4/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Professionals
- Competition
- High
- Build difficulty
- High
What people said
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Until something comparable for Neovim comes out, I just don't see how I can switch back. I would happily pay for this
I'd love to get that feeling back of entering a new era of programming, where I'm hugely augmented. I'm trying out all the different AI tools, and desperately wishing there was an autocomplete as fast and multi-line and as good as jumping around as Cursor, available in nvim
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