1. Get access to GitHub Copilot
There are a few ways that you can get access to GitHub Copilot:
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Use Copilot 免费版. Get a limited experience of Copilot with up to 2,000 code completion requests and 50 premium requests per month-no paid plan required. See 关于个人版 Copilot 计划和权益.
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Sign up for a paid plan. You can subscribe to either:
- Copilot 专业版, which includes a one-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+.
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Use Copilot through your organization or enterprise. If you're part of an organization or enterprise with a Copilot plan, you can request access at https://github.com/settings/copilot under "Get Copilot from an organization."
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Verified students, teachers, or open source maintainers. You may be eligible to use Copilot for free. See 以学生、教师或维护者身份免费访问 Copilot Pro.
2. Install the Copilot extension for your IDE
If you want to use Copilot in your IDE, install the Copilot extension for your IDE. See Installing 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. See Installing 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. See GitHub Copilot 快速入门.
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. See Allowlist reference.
You may also need to install a custom SSL certificate on your machine. See 为 GitHub Copilot 配置网络设置.
6. Configure settings (optional)
All users can configure Copilot settings in their IDE or in the CLI. See 在环境中配置 GitHub Copilot and Customizing 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 扩展 to integrate other tools with Copilot Chat. See Extending the capabilities of GitHub Copilot in your personal account.
- Manage policies. See 以单个订阅者身份管理 Copilot 策略.
7. Start using Copilot
Start using Copilot to help you write code faster and more efficiently. For all the ways you can use Copilot, see GitHub Copilot 的操作方法. Copilot code suggestions, GitHub 中的 Copilot Chat, and Copilot Chat in your IDE are a great place to start.
To learn how to best use Copilot, see 有关使用 GitHub Copilot 的最佳做法 and Copilot Chat 的提示设计.