---
title: "GitHub Copilot support in Zed generally available"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-support-in-zed-generally-available-rcd4rnyli
source_url: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-02-19-github-copilot-support-in-zed-generally-available
type: article
source: "GitHub Changelog"
published: 2026-02-19T22:46:07.992Z
updated: 2026-02-19T22:46:25.721Z
tags: ["devtools", "github", "zed"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 48
comments: 3
language: en
---

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# GitHub Copilot support in Zed generally available

**[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 1 min read · 48 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

GitHub Copilot now officially supports authentication with the Zed code editor through a formal partnership. Developers with paid Copilot subscriptions (Pro, Pro+, Business, or Enterprise) can sign in directly from Zed's settings and use their existing subscription without any additional AI license. Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor built in Rust by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@petecapecod** · 1 upvotes

> Hey cool I'm sure some people will really love this.
>
> Either way I ❤️ Zed

**@rujorgensen** · 1 upvotes

> I just need the git Graph plugin, that's literally all I care about to make the switch from VSC.

**@nahuel36** · 0 upvotes

> and what about free license of copilot?

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