GitHub has launched a technical preview of the GitHub Copilot app, a standalone desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux that centralizes coding agent management, issue tracking, pull requests, and development sessions in one interface. Built on GitHub Copilot CLI, the app lets developers run multiple coding agents simultaneously, review diffs side-by-side, and manage agent-driven PR workflows. It directly competes with Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex by moving Copilot beyond IDE plugins toward autonomous, repository-spanning agents. Currently available to Copilot Business and Enterprise subscribers in public preview, with a potential broader rollout on June 2. GitHub is also shifting to usage-based billing tied to token consumption and has introduced a REST API for launching cloud-based agent tasks.
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