GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer that helps you write better code faster using context from your editor.
GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer that helps you write better code faster using context from your editor.
GitHub Copilot interface
About this tool
GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer developed by GitHub in collaboration with OpenAI. It integrates directly into your code editor, providing real-time code suggestions, completions, and entire function implementations as you type.
Powered by large language models trained on billions of lines of public code, Copilot understands context from your current file, open tabs, and project structure to generate relevant suggestions. It supports virtually every programming language, with particularly strong performance in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, and Ruby.
Copilot has evolved well beyond autocomplete. Copilot Chat provides a conversational interface for asking coding questions, explaining code, generating tests, and fixing bugs — all within your IDE. Copilot Workspace (preview) takes this further by helping plan and implement entire features from GitHub Issues.
For organizations, Copilot Business and Enterprise plans offer policy management, IP indemnity, and the ability to exclude specific files from Copilot's context — addressing common enterprise security and compliance concerns.
Key Highlights
Real-Time Code Suggestions
Get intelligent completions as you type, from single lines to entire functions, powered by understanding your full project context.
Copilot Chat
Ask questions, get explanations, generate tests, and fix bugs through natural language conversation right in your IDE.
Deep IDE Integration
Works natively in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, and Xcode with zero-friction setup.
IP Indemnity
Business and Enterprise plans include intellectual property indemnification for Copilot-generated code.
Codebase-Aware
Understands your project structure, imports, and conventions to generate contextually relevant code.
1.3M+ Developers
The most widely adopted AI coding assistant, integrated into the world's largest developer platform.
Use Cases
Faster Boilerplate & Scaffolding
Generate repetitive code patterns, API endpoints, database schemas, and configuration files from comments or function signatures.
Test Generation
Automatically generate unit tests, integration tests, and test fixtures for existing code using Copilot Chat's /tests command.
Code Review & Explanation
Understand unfamiliar codebases by asking Copilot to explain functions, identify potential bugs, and suggest improvements.
Learning New Languages
Accelerate learning by writing code in a new language with AI suggestions that follow idiomatic patterns and best practices.
What Users Say
“Doubled my development speed, no exaggeration”
I was skeptical about AI coding tools, but after a month with Copilot Pro I can't go back. The inline completions feel like pair programming with someone who knows every library. Copilot Chat for test generation alone is worth the $10/month.