We’re excited to announce an all new free plan for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in Visual Studio. All you need is a GitHub account. No trial. No subscription. No credit card.

Enable GitHub Copilot Free With GitHub Copilot Free, you’ll receive:* 2,000 code completions per month * 50 chat messages per month * Access to the latest AI models with Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Open AI’s GPT-4o.

GitHub Copilot’s Features in Visual StudioGitHub Copilot transforms your Visual Studio experience with powerful features designed to save you time and supercharge your productivity:

Copilot Edits: Multi-File EditingCopilot Edits helps you quickly make changes to multiple files with just one prompt. Edits combines the conversational flow of chat and an inline review experience to help you write code faster and better.

• Preview with clarity: Know exactly what’s being modified with a summary of the affected files and the proposed changes.
• Review with flow: View code diffs inline, directly in your editor. Use the TAB key to accept or the Alt+Del key to reject individual changes or apply/dismiss all at once.
• Iterate with confidence: Use checkpoints to revisit earlier iterations of a code file or try an alternative approach anytime for novel ideas.

Chat with @workspace and @vsCopilot Chat is deeply integrated into your workflow. It understands your entire solution and your Visual Studio environment. Just use commands like @workspace or @vs to get context-specific responses. will intuitively take in your related files and knowledge about the traits your solution to always give you the most relevant responses.

Never write a commit message again Copilot will automatically review staged changes and suggest a commit message for you. You can even customize the prompt to make the generated message sound like you or follow your team’s conventions.

Use Copilot to fix your errors Resolve code errors effortlessly with GitHub Copilot’s file awareness. Now integrated into the lightbulb and error list, Copilot offers fixes and explanations for C# and C++ issues.

Set your breakpoints automaticallyUse Copilot to help you quickly find where to apply breakpoints without manually crafting complex expressions, speed up the debugging process and make it easier to pinpoint and resolve issues in your code.

GitHub Copilot is Everywhere in Visual StudioDiscover the amazing features GitHub Copilot brings to Visual Studio! From boosting productivity to simplifying your coding journey, there’s so much to explore. Check out this video for a deeper dive into all the features and tips to get started.

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