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Set up Visual Studio Code with Copilot

Welcome to AI-powered development with Visual Studio Code! Follow the steps in this guide to get started in minutes.

Tip

If you don't yet have a Copilot subscription, you can use Copilot for free by signing up for the Copilot Free plan and get a monthly limit of completions and chat interactions.

Enable Copilot Free in VS Code

  1. Download Visual Studio Code for your platform

  2. Start VS Code

  3. Press ⌃⌘I (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Alt+I) or select Use AI Features with Copilot for Free... from the Copilot menu in the title bar

    The Copilot menu in the VS Code title bar, showing the option to use AI features with Copilot for free.

  4. Select Sign in to Use Copilot for Free to sign in to your GitHub account and sign up for Copilot Free

    If you already have a Copilot subscription associated with your GitHub account, VS Code uses that one after you sign in.

    Chat view shows the Copilot message and a button that enables you to sign in to use Copilot.

  5. Get started by entering a prompt in the chat input field

    The Chat view is open, highlighting a chat prompt to ask about recursion in Python.

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12/11/2024