GitHub Copilot app
GitHub ships a standalone desktop Copilot app (technical preview) for running many agents in parallel in isolated git worktrees.
Moves Copilot from IDE plugin to an agent-first workspace. It has a 'My Work' view of sessions, issues, PRs and automations, Canvas surfaces, local and cloud sandboxes, and remote control from phone. Same shape as Cursor 3 and Codex's app.
- Date
- Wednesday, 3 June 2026
- Lab
- GitHub (Microsoft)
- Kind
- product
- Access
- app only
- Price
- Requires Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business or Enterprise
Figures
| Measure | Value | Measured by |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub commits per month | 1.4B platform scale cited at launch | company |
Announced at Microsoft Build 2026; the GitHub blog post was not opened directly, details come from trade press. Windows 11, Mac and Linux.
Sources
- devops.com/github-copilot-gets-its-own-app-and-agents-are-the-reason-why/
- visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2026/06/03/hands-on-with-new-github-copilot-app-turning-
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