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Using GitHub Copilot with Visual Studio

GitHub Copilot integrates seamlessly with Visual Studio, bringing AI-powered coding assistance directly into your development environment. After installing the GitHub Copilot extension, it provides smart code suggestions and completions as you type. These suggestions are context-aware, understanding your project's scope and the specific file you're working on. This feature benefits both seasoned developers and beginners, enabling faster coding with fewer mistakes. Copilot's integration with Visual Studio's debugging, testing, and code analysis tools enhances productivity, allowing developers to focus on solving complex problems rather than repetitive coding tasks.

Installation and Updates

GitHub Copilot continues to improve with regular updates that introduce new features, enhance performance, and fix bugs. Keeping the extension updated ensures you get the most efficient AI-assisted coding experience. For Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10, GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat are offered as a unified experience, combining both tools into a single package included by default as a recommended component in all workloads. This unified experience can be installed through the Visual Studio Installer. For earlier versions, GitHub Copilot and Copilot Chat remain available as separate extensions.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Accept Inline Suggestion: Tab
  • Dismiss Inline Suggestion: Esc
  • Start Inline Chat: Alt + /

Here are additional instructions for using GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio.