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GitHub Copilot can now interact with desktop apps with computer use (GitHub Changelog (Copilot))
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Computer use is in public preview in Copilot CLI and the Copilot app on macOS and Windows, so Copilot can drive desktop applications on your behalf.
In plain words
- GitHub's Copilot can now operate desktop programs on Windows and macOS.
- You can try the early version through Copilot's app or its tool for typing computer commands.
- Copilot users can hand it work inside desktop programs instead of operating those programs themselves.
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