To approve these permissions, select Authorize Visual Studio Code. In your browser, GitHub will request the necessary permissions for GitHub Copilot. If you have not previously authorized VS Code in your GitHub account, you will be prompted to sign in to GitHub in VS Code: Note: For some of the latest features we'll explore below, you'll need to use the GitHub Copilot Nightly extension, which will provide you the latest updates in Copilot. You can also activate your trial starting from the GitHub Copilot signup page.
In the content below, you'll learn how VS Code will help you activate your free trial directly from VS Code. To use GitHub Copilot, you need an active GitHub Copilot subscription. You'll use the GitHub Copilot extension to power your AI suggestions in VS Code. You can use the Copilot extension in VS Code to generate code, learn from the code it generates, and even configure your editor. The GitHub Copilot extension is an AI pair programmer tool that helps you write code faster and smarter. Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling.
