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How to install on macOS

github/app

The GitHub Copilot app is an agent-native desktop experience for finding, running, steering, and landing software work across your GitHub repositories.

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Website ↗gh.ioThe project's own site.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

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Download for macOS

v1.1.35 · 11/4/2026 ↗

GitHub-Copilot-darwin-arm64.dmg

dmg · Apple Silicon · 388.7 MB · 12,303 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/github/app/releases/download/v1.1.35/GitHub-Copilot-darwin-arm64.dmg"
open "GitHub-Copilot-darwin-arm64.dmg"

Other macOS downloads (5)

GitHub-Copilot-darwin-arm64.zip

zip · Apple Silicon · 388.1 MB · 34 downloads

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/github/app/releases/download/v1.1.35/GitHub-Copilot-darwin-arm64.zip"
unzip "GitHub-Copilot-darwin-arm64.zip"

GitHub-Copilot-darwin-x64.dmg

dmg · Intel · 399.3 MB · 908 downloads

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/github/app/releases/download/v1.1.35/GitHub-Copilot-darwin-x64.dmg"
open "GitHub-Copilot-darwin-x64.dmg"

GitHub-Copilot-darwin-arm64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 391.8 MB · 50 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/github/app/releases/download/v1.1.35/GitHub-Copilot-darwin-arm64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "GitHub-Copilot-darwin-arm64.tar.gz"

GitHub-Copilot-darwin-x64.zip

zip · Intel · 399.1 MB · 32 downloads

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/github/app/releases/download/v1.1.35/GitHub-Copilot-darwin-x64.zip"
unzip "GitHub-Copilot-darwin-x64.zip"

GitHub-Copilot-darwin-x64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 401.0 MB · 6 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/github/app/releases/download/v1.1.35/GitHub-Copilot-darwin-x64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "GitHub-Copilot-darwin-x64.tar.gz"

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