This week GitHub announced an important update for developers working on Mac. The first preview of Apple’s GitHub Copilot for Xcode is now available, allowing developers to use new AI-powered features to improve their workflows.
GitHub brings Copilot to Xcode
For those unfamiliar, GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant that helps developers write code faster through suggestions and requests for specific commands. Developers can use the command line to request assistance from Copilot and also generate comments for changes in pull requests.
GitHub Copilot is already available in many IDEs, including Android Studio and Visual Studio Code. This feature is now also integrated into Xcode, the software used to develop apps for Apple platforms such as macOS and iOS.
“Now Apple developers can enjoy the same intelligent coding support, fully integrated into their favorite IDE. “This public beta allows Xcode users to use Copilot to increase productivity, speed development, and improve their overall coding experience,” GitHub said in a blog post.
GitHub Copilot in Xcode allows developers to use code completion, multi-line suggestions, and even content filtering. This feature works across multiple programming languages, including Swift and Objective-C.
To try the public preview of GitHub Copilot for Xcode, developers must have a valid Copilot license. You then need to follow the step-by-step guide available on the GitHub website.
It’s worth noting that Xcode 16 also includes AI-based features for predictive code in Swift using language models developed by Apple. You can download the latest version of Xcode from the Apple Developer website.
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