Tabnine is an AI (artificial intelligence) tool designed to make coding easier. It is an extension for IDE applications that makes code suggestions based on a text prompt. In this case, the text prompt is the line of code that the user is currently writing. It also learns from the user's past coding.

Though Tabnine is not the only AI that can produce code (for example, ChatGPT can also produce code on request), it is one of a small number of AIs that have been designed specifically with coding in mind. It also works with many different programming languages.

In-editor coding suggestions

Tabnine is an extension that works in the coding editor or IDE being used by the developer. It makes suggestions for the next line (or lines) of code based on its learned knowledge of code and the likelihood of what the next line will be. This allows developers to save time by accepting correct suggestions rather than typing them out.

Integrations and subscriptions

The extension is built to work with several IDEs, including many popular options, such as VS Code, Visual Studio, and Android Studio. It is offered on a tiered subscription basis, though there is a free tier that offers limited code completion functionality. The pro tier also provides natural language to code completions.

A useful tool for software developers

Tabnine can speed up the workflow of software developers by reducing how much typing is necessary to create code. It can be frustrating when the code suggestions are incorrect, as it is very easy to accidentally accept them. Still, developers who get used to it will benefit from the streamlined workflow.