1. Get access to GitHub Copilot

There are a few ways that you can get access to GitHub Copilot:

• Use Copilot Free. Get a limited experience of Copilot with up to 2,000 code completion requests and 50 premium requests per month-no paid plan required. SeeAbout individual Copilot plans and benefits.

• Sign up for a paid plan. You can subscribe to either:

  • Copilot Pro, which includes aone-time 30-day free trial and 300 monthly premium requests.
  • Copilot Pro+, which includes 1,500 monthly premium requests and full access to all available models.Subscribe to Copilot Pro+.

• Use Copilot through your organization or enterprise. If you're part of an organization or enterprise with a Copilot plan, you can request access athttps://github.com/settings/copilot under "Get Copilot from an organization."

• Verified students, teachers, or open source maintainers. You may be eligible to use Copilot for free. SeeGetting free access to Copilot Pro as a student, teacher, or maintainer.

2. Install the Copilot extension for your IDE

If you want to use Copilot in your IDE, install the Copilot extension for your IDE. SeeInstalling the GitHub Copilot extension in your environment.

3. Install the Copilot extension for the command line

If you want to use Copilot in the command line, install the Copilot extension for the GitHub CLI. SeeInstalling GitHub Copilot in the CLI.

4. Use Copilot in Windows Terminal

If you want to chat with Copilot in Windows Terminal, connect Copilot with Terminal Chat in Windows Terminal Canary. SeeQuickstart for GitHub Copilot.

5. Set up networking (if necessary)

If you connect through an HTTP proxy server or firewall, ensure that key URLs are added to the allowlist for the proxy server or firewall. SeeProxy server and firewall settings for Copilot.

You may also need to install a custom SSL certificate on your machine. SeeConfiguring network settings for GitHub Copilot.

6. Configure settings (optional)

All users can configure Copilot settings in their IDE or in the CLI. SeeConfiguring GitHub Copilot in your environment andCustomizing GitHub Copilot in the CLI.

If you have your own Copilot plan (instead of using your organization or enterprise's plan), you can:

• Install Copilot Extensions to integrate other tools with Copilot Chat. SeeExtending the capabilities of GitHub Copilot in your personal account.
• Manage policies. SeeManaging Copilot policies as an individual subscriber.

7. Start using Copilot

Start using Copilot to help you write code faster and more efficiently. For all the ways you can use Copilot, seeHow-tos for GitHub Copilot. Copilot code suggestions, Copilot Chat in GitHub, and Copilot Chat in your IDE are a great place to start.

To learn how to best use Copilot, seeBest practices for using GitHub Copilot andPrompt engineering for Copilot Chat.