GitHub Copilot for Xcode is the leading AI coding assistant for Xcode developers, helping you code faster and smarter with inline completions and instant chat support. It provides AI-powered assistance that explains code, answers questions, and suggests improvements while you stay in flow.
Advanced features include Agent Mode with direct codebase understanding and modification, ability to run terminal commands and search files, MCP Registry support, Copilot Vision, Code Review, and Custom Instructions. Requires macOS 12+, Xcode 8+, and GitHub Copilot subscription. Installation available via Homebrew or DMG download with accessibility, background, and Xcode Source Editor Extension permissions required for proper functionality.
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GitHub Copilot (https://github.com/features/copilot) for Xcode is the leading AI coding assistant for Xcode developers, helping you code faster and smarter. Stay in flow with inline completions and get instant help through chat support—explaining code, answering questions, and suggesting improvements. When you need more, Copilot scales with advanced features like Agent Mode, MCP Registry, Copilot Vision, Code Review, Custom Instructions, and more, making your Xcode workflow more efficient and intelligent.
GitHub Copilot Chat provides suggestions to your specific coding tasks via chat.
GitHub Copilot Agent Mode provides AI-powered assistance that can understand and modify your codebase directly. With Agent Mode, you can:
Agent Mode integrates with Xcode's environment, creating a seamless development experience where Copilot can help implement features, fix bugs, and refactor code with comprehensive understanding of your project.
You can receive auto-complete type suggestions from GitHub Copilot either by starting to write the code you want to use, or by writing a natural language comment describing what you want the code to do.
Install via Homebrew (https://brew.sh/):
brew install --cask github-copilot-for-xcode
Or download the dmg from
the latest release (https://github.com/github/CopilotForXcode/releases/latest/download/GitHubCopilotForXcode.dmg).
Drag GitHub Copilot for Xcode into the Applications folder:
Updates can be downloaded and installed by the app.
Open the GitHub Copilot for Xcode application (from the Applications folder). Accept the security warning.
A background item will be added to enable the GitHub Copilot for Xcode extension app to connect to the host app. This permission is usually automatically added when first launching the app.
Three permissions are required for GitHub Copilot for Xcode to function properly: Background, Accessibility, and Xcode Source Editor Extension. For more details on why these permissions are required see TROUBLESHOOTING.md.
The first time the application is run the Accessibility permission should be requested:
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