Our goal at GitHub is to create technology that delights developers. It has been abundantly evident since the release of GitHub Copilot's technical preview last year that one of the best tools for empowering the following generation of developers is artificial intelligence.
Our daily lives already include AI serving as a copilot. It assists us in writing letters and essays, creates family photo albums on the fly, and even serves as a virtual assistant when placing grocery orders. But up until now, AI hasn't gone beyond enhancing existing code, leaving nearly entirely manual labor in charge of software development.
That is presently altering. I'm excited to let you know that we are now making GitHub Copilot generally accessible to independent developers. Here is your AI partner programmer.
For the first time in the history of software, developers may use AI extensively to write and finish code thanks to GitHub Copilot. We believe that AI-assisted coding will fundamentally alter the nature of software development, offering developers a new tool to write code more quickly and easily so they may live better lives, much like the rise of compilers and open source.
Do you want to start using GitHub Copilot today? Get started with a 60-day free trial, and check out our pricing plans. It’s free to use for verified students and maintainers of popular open source software.
The wait is over
We specifically designed GitHub Copilot as an editor extension to make sure nothing gets in the way of what you’re doing. GitHub Copilot distills the collective knowledge of the world’s developers into an editor extension that suggests code in real time, to help you stay focused on what matters most: building great software.
When you type code or comments, GitHub Copilot suggests the next line of code. But it’s not only a single word or line of code. GitHub Copilot can suggest complete methods, boilerplate code, whole unit tests, and even complex algorithms.
With more than 1.2 million developers in our technical preview over the last 12 months, people who started using GitHub Copilot quickly told us it became an indispensable part of their daily workflows. In files where it’s enabled, nearly 40% of code is being written by GitHub Copilot in popular coding languages, like Python—and we expect that to increase. That’s creating more time and space for developers to focus on solving bigger problems and building even better software.
And now, you can put the power of GitHub Copilot to work in your preferred environment with a free 60-day trial.
Free for verified students and maintainers of popular open source projects
GitHub Copilot wouldn’t be possible without GitHub’s vibrant community of students and creators. To support and give back to those communities, we’re making GitHub Copilot available for free to verified students and maintainers of popular open source projects.
If you’re a student and want to participate in the program, apply for the GitHub Student Pack to get started. And if you’re an open source maintainer, check out our FAQ to see if you qualify to start using GitHub Copilot at no cost.
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