About the project
Eclipse AI Coder is an extension for the Eclipse IDE. It brings AI driven inline completion to the editor.
Features
- Support for Codestral (by Mistral) large language model (bring your own key)
- Triggers completion automatically or by shortcut (Ctrl + Shift + Space)
- Controllable context. See how the prompt is build and control its content
- Insights about each request: Word count, durations, status
- Deep understanding of Java projects. Adds imports and variables in scope to the prompt
- Toggle between single and multiline completion
Screenshots



Comparison with other solutions
Eclipse AI Coder | Tabnine | GitHub Copilot | Copilot4Eclipse | Tabby | GitLab Duo | Amazon Q | |
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Inline Completion | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Eclipse Support | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Non-commercial | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Open Source | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Manual Trigger | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Bring your own key | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Toggle Multiline Completion | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Context Control | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Next Edit Suggestion | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
LLM Providers | Mistral | Tabnine | Github Copilot | Github Copilot | Deepseek, Local, Mistral | Gitlab | Amazon |
Installation
- Option A: Install from Eclipse Marketplace
- Option B: Install from updatesite:
- Option C: Download the JAR
You require a (currently free) Codestral API key. You can get one here.
The Codestral API key can then be configured in the Eclipse preferences like in the following screenshot:
Feedback
Report any issues or feature requests on Github Issues
If you like the software please star the project on Github