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Choose the model that works for you

Pick the model that works best for your project and team, including GPT 4o and Claude Sonnet.

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An expert on your codebase

Copilot locally indexes your codebase to understand what’s relevant and supplements that context to interactions with Copilot.

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Personalized to your needs

Copilot works the way you do. Customize Copilot's prompts with details about your team's workflows, tools, and projects.

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Create faster

Describe what you want to build in natural language, and Copilot Edits takes care of the rest. Copilot Edits makes changes across files in your codebase with a UI designed for rapid iteration. It's the fastest way to add new functionality to your apps.

Build with Copilot Edits

Copilot Chat is an expert on your codebase, helping you to answer questions, explain code, and propose fixes. Chat is available wherever you need it - either as a dedicated sidebar panel or directly from within your code so you can stay in context.

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Code efficiently

Copilot is your AI pair programmer infused directly into the editor. Just start typing, and Copilot will complete your thought by offering a completion on the current line or (sometimes) a whole new block of code. Just like a coworker, you have the flexibility to accept all, some, or none of Copilot's suggestions. Copilot supports a broad range of languages and frameworks.

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Code with Extensions

Extensions let you customize VS Code and Copilot with AI-powered features grounded securely in your team's data and workflows. Grab one from the gallery and add it to chat like @azure, or build your own Copilot extension to power your team's unique scenarios.

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Python

Adds rich language support for Python

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Stripe

Build, test, and use Stripe inside your editor

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C/C++

Adds rich language support for C/C++
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Jupyter

Language support for Jupyter Notebooks

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GitLens

Supercharge your Git experience

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C# Dev Kit

Powerful tools for your C# environment
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MongoDB

Extension for the @MongoDB agent

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GitHub Copilot for Azure

Streamline the process of developing for Azure

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Remote Development

Open folders in a container on a remote machine

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Code in any language

VS Code supports almost every major programming language. Several ship in the box, like JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, and HTML, but extensions for others can be found in the VS Code Marketplace.

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Fully customizable

Customize your VS Code UI and layout so that it fits your coding style.

Color themes let you modify the colors in VS Code's user interface to suit your preferences and work environment.

Settings Sync enables you to share your user settings across your VS Code instances with the Settings Sync feature.

Profiles let you create sets of customizations and quickly switch between them or share them with others.

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Code anywhere

Code wherever you're most productive, whether you're connected to the cloud, a remote repository, or in the browser with VS Code for the Web (vscode.dev).

Built-in Source Control empowers you with Git support out-of-the-box. Many other source control providers are available through extensions.

GitHub Codespaces provides cloud-powered development environments for any activity - whether it's a long-term project, or a short-term task like reviewing a pull request.

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Code with rich features

There's a lot more to an editor. Whether it's using built-in features or rich extensions, there's something for everyone.

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Integrated terminal

Use your favorite shell whether it's zsh, pwsh, or git bash, all inside the editor.

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Run code

Run and debug your code without leaving your editor.

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Version control

Built-in support for git and many other source control providers.

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Build tasks

Run tools and analyze their results from within VS Code.

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Local history

Never lose your changes with automatically tracked local history.

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Themes

Your theme is an extension of your personality. Add some flair to your editor and add your touch.

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Accessibility

Optimized experience for screen readers, high contrast themes, and keyboard-only navigation.

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Web support

Whether you are on your phone, tablet, or desktop, you can access your code from anywhere.