GitHub Account

In order to access GitHub Copilot, you need to have a GitHub account. Create an account using your university email address. This will give you free access to Copilot.

Go to the GitHub website

Activate Copilot

Once your GitHub account is set up, you need to log into your account in the browser.

To activate Copilot, go to your profile.

access your profile

You need to choose Try Copilot.

Try Copilot

You should see a message stating that you are eligible for a free version of Copilot since you are a student or a teacher.

a free version of Copilot

Simply click Get access to GitHub Copilot.

Access to Copilot

It will ask if you want to include public code in the suggestions and if you agree to have your code used to improve the AI. Make your selection according to your preference.

Copilot is available with your account

You will receive a message confirming that Copilot is available with your account.

You can now enable Copilot in VS Code. Install the GitHub Copilot extension in VS Code and log in with your GitHub account.

Useful video: Step-by-step explanation