GitHub Copilot App Now Generally Available
The GitHub Copilot app, a desktop environment for agent-driven development, is now generally available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. New features include Canvases for shared interaction, cloud automations for scheduled work, and support for custom models and tools. Organization administrators must enable Copilot CLI for Business/Enterprise users.
- →GitHub Copilot App GA for Desktop
- →Canvases for Collaborative Agent Interaction
- →Cloud Automations for Scheduled Agent Work
- →Bring Your Own Model and Tools Support
- →Copilot CLI Enablement Required for Business/Enterprise
Features (4) ›
- GitHub Copilot App GA for Desktop
The GitHub Copilot app is now generally available for macOS, Windows, and Linux, offering a native desktop experience for agent-driven development. Users can start sessions from issues or pull requests and run parallel sessions across repositories.
- Canvases for Collaborative Agent Interaction
Canvases provide bidirectional surfaces where users and agents can interact on the same plan, pull request, terminal, or browser session, making progress visible and steerable.
- Cloud Automations for Scheduled Agent Work
Users can now schedule recurring agent work in the cloud, eliminating the dependency on their local machine being active.
- Bring Your Own Model and Tools Support
The app now allows users to select the model for each session and connect external tools via MCP servers.
Notes (1) ›
- Copilot CLI Enablement Required for Business/Enterprise
To use the GitHub Copilot app with Copilot Business or Enterprise plans, organization or enterprise administrators must enable the Copilot CLI in their policy settings.
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-17-github-copilot-app-generally-available