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GitHub Copilot

AI pair programmer inside VS Code and other editors that suggests code as you type.

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Beginner-friendly

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1/3 · Some setup needed

Free plan

Yes: 2,000 code completions and 50 chat requests a month.

Checked on 2026-10-20

Last tested

Not hands-on tested yet

Official link: github.com/features/copilot

Your first 10 minutes

  1. Sign in to GitHub and enable Copilot Free.
  2. Install the Copilot extension in VS Code.
  3. Start typing a function and accept a suggestion with Tab.
  4. Open Copilot Chat and ask about your code.
  5. Try a small edit with Copilot Edits.

Used in: 💻 Coding assistant

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