GitHub Copilot Chat for Xcode is now in Public Preview! #151295

Akash1134 · 2025-02-12T16:18:22Z

Akash1134
Feb 12, 2025
Maintainer

🚀 GitHub Copilot Chat for Xcode is now in Public Preview!

You can now experience AI-powered coding assistance in Xcode! With just a GitHub account, enable Copilot and get both code completions and in-editor chat to supercharge your workflow.

What’s New

✅ Chat view – Ask Copilot for coding help directly within Xcode.
✅ Slash commands – Use shortcuts like /explain for instant insights.
✅ Reference code – Scope chats to specific files for precise assistance.
✅ Multiple conversations – Keep separate threads for different topics.
✅ Chat history management – Revisit past discussions anytime.
✅ Free Tier Access – Get 2,000 completions & 50 chat messages per month, just by signing in!

🚀 Get Started

A Copilot license is required.
Follow the getting started guide to set up Copilot in Xcode today!

Try it out and let us know what you think! 🚀

RomanticEncounter · 2025-02-13T08:53:12Z

RomanticEncounter
Feb 13, 2025

I've been using version 0.31.0 for a while.

The user experience of the chat window is absolutely terrible. The new chat window doesn’t even feel like a real window, and it can only be opened on the main desktop. I tried opening it, but I couldn’t locate it anywhere. Not only that, but I can’t drag it to another desktop, which is a problem because my Xcode is running on a different desktop. If I leave it alone for a while, it disappears on its own, and then reappears when I use Mission Control to search for it.
I asked a question in Chinese in the chat window, but Copilot responded to me in English. The experience didn’t feel as effective as using the VSCode extension.

Thank you. This is my experience using it, and I hope it can become even better.

3 replies

testforstephen Feb 14, 2025

@RomanticEncounter thanks for trying the chat feature in Xcode. I'm using Mac Pro M4 with an extended display, I can drag the chat window between the built-in display and the extended display. Could you share what environment you're using?

RomanticEncounter Feb 14, 2025

You might have misunderstood. The window can be dragged freely, but I can't select it in Mission Control to quickly move it to another desktop. I'm using a Mac Mini M1 computer.

RomanticEncounter Feb 17, 2025

I have discovered a new issue: I have multiple devices with this plugin installed:

Mac Mini M1 15.3.1, Xcode 16.2
MacBook Pro Intel i7 13.7.3, Xcode 15.2

After successfully logging in on my second device, I am unable to connect to my GitHub Account.

The input fields under Advanced - Proxy cannot be typed into or deleted properly.

I turned off Proxy strict SSL, which allowed me to connect to my GitHub Account successfully, but I still can't use the Copilot feature.

joshlacal · 2025-02-15T16:33:55Z

joshlacal
Feb 15, 2025

Hi, I just want to say thanks for this, and I hope to see it evolve! My biggest request is the model selector for the chat. Besides that, if there's a way to attach Xcode compilation errors in context for the model, that would be great. Thanks!

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testforstephen Feb 17, 2025

@joshlacal thanks for trying it out. The model picker and more context support are on our radar, stay tuned.

brianhuster · 2025-02-18T09:02:47Z

brianhuster
Feb 18, 2025

Vim/Neovim when 😢

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GitHub Copilot Chat for Xcode is now in Public Preview! #151295

Akash1134 Feb 12, 2025 Maintainer