The current version of Kile is 1.6. Here are some of the more significant changes and features that have been implemented since the last version of Kile (version 1.5).
New features:
Project management
New, more powerful internal editor (katepart)
All standard tools are configurable
Files and projects restored on start-up
Improved syntax highlighting:
Incorporates verbatim environments
Highlighting inside math environments
Insert citations from BibTeX biblographt using gBib or pyBliographer
Word count
User configurable standard tools
User configurable tags
Bug fixes:
Minor fixes throughout program