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🚀 Get GitHub Copilot Free in VS Code!

Your code editor. Redefined with AI.

Choose the model that works for you

Pick the model that works best for your project and team, including GPT 4o and Claude Sonnet.

An expert on your codebase

Copilot locally indexes your codebase to understand what’s relevant and supplements that context to interactions with Copilot.

Personalized to your needs

Copilot works the way you do. Customize Copilot's prompts with details about your team's workflows, tools, and projects.

Activate Copilot Free in Visual Studio Code

No trial. No credit card required. Just your GitHub account.

Multi-file edits

Describe what you want to build in natural language, and Copilot Edits takes care of the rest. Copilot Edits makes changes across files in your codebase with a UI designed for rapid iteration. It's the fastest way to add new functionality to your apps.

Build with Copilot Edits

Code suggestions

Copilot predicts your next thought with Next Edit Suggestions. Use the Tab key to accept AI-powered suggestions right in your editor. Next Edit Suggestions will intelligently suggest where and what to change across your file based on the edits you're making..

Pair program with Copilot

Code suggestions

Copilot predicts your next thought with Next Edit Suggestions. Use the Tab key to accept AI-powered suggestions right in your editor. Next Edit Suggestions will intelligently suggest where and what to change across your file based on the edits you're making..

Pair program with Copilot

Code with extensions

Extensions let you customize VS Code and Copilot with AI-powered features grounded securely in your team's data and workflows. Grab one from the gallery and add it to chat like @azure, or build your own Copilot extension to power your team's unique scenarios.

Python

Adds rich language support for Python

Stripe

Adds rich language support for Stripe

C++

Adds rich language support for C/C++

Jupyter

Language support for Jupyter Notebooks

GitLens

Supercharge your Git experience

C#

Powerful tools for your C# environment

MongoDB

Extension for @MongoDB agent

GitHub Copilot for Azure

Streamline the process of developing for Azure

Remote Development

Open folders in a container on a remote machine

Code in any language

VS Code supports almost every major programming language. Several ship in the box, like JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, and HTML, but extensions for others can be found in the VS Code Marketplace.

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

C++

HTML

Java

JSON

PHP

Markdown

Powershell

YAML

Fully customizable

Customize your VS Code UI and layout so that it fits your coding style.

Color themes let you modify the colors in VS Code's user interface to suit your preferences and work environment.

Settings Sync enables you to share your user settings across your VS Code instances with the Settings Sync feature.

Profiles let you create sets of customizations and quickly switch between them or share them with others.

Code anywhere

Code wherever you're most productive, whether you're connected to the cloud, a remote repository, or in the browser with VS Code for the Web (vscode.dev).

Built-in Source Control empowers you with Git support out-of-the-box. Many other source control providers are available through extensions.

GitHub Codespaces provides cloud-powered development environments for any activity - whether it's a long-term project, or a short-term task like reviewing a pull request.

Code with rich features

There's a lot more to an editor. Whether it's using built-in features or rich extensions, there's something for everyone.

Integrated Terminal

Use your favorite shell wheather it's zsh, pwsh or git bash, all inside the editor.

Run Code

Run and debug your code without leaving your editor.

Vesion Control

Built-in support for git and many other source and control providers.

Build Tasks

Run tools and analyze their results from within VS Code.

Local History

Never lose your changes with automatically tracked local history.

Themes

Your theme is an extension of your personality. Add some flair to your editor and add your touch.

Accessibility

Optimized experience for screen readers, high contrast themes, and keyboard only navigation.

Web support

Wheather you are on your phone, tablet, or desktop, you can access your code from anywhere.

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