GitHub Copilot
AI pair programmer that autocompletes code and chats inside your editor
Overview
GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant from GitHub and OpenAI that offers inline code completions, chat, and an agent mode across editors like VS Code, JetBrains, and Neovim. It draws on the context of your open files and repository to suggest whole lines, functions, and refactors. It's the most widely adopted AI coding tool, especially in teams already on GitHub.
Developers and teams already living in GitHub and mainstream IDEs who want trusted inline completions plus chat.
Teams wanting a fully agentic, repo-rewriting IDE rather than an assistant layered onto their existing editor.
What people use it for
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