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One thing to note is Copilot Chat does not work in JetBrains IDEs, yet. You have to use a text editor like Visual Studio Code instead.

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It's in beta, and from the screens I see on the website it's a very similar look and feel.

I have copilot chat in Jetbrains. To be honest it's not great. For example, it seems like the "simplify this code" button really just removes all the code comments.

I get much better results by copy-pasting into ChatGPT4, or by just tabbing through the regular copilot autocomplete in a code file.

I got approved for the beta yesterday. So far I’m impressed with Copilot Chat in Webstorm but I’ve yet to use it with a complex project.

You can apply to get beta access to Chat. It took about a week to get approval for me (I did it last month).

I think the time it takes to get access varies wildly. I signed up for the waitlist for copilot chat in intellij as soon as it became available, and still haven't gotten access. Just cancelled my subscription and will be moving to jetbrains ai, assuming the trial experience isn't too-too horrible.

I have Copilot Chat in IntelliJ IDEA but I haven't really used it yet.

It's in beta, it turned on for me yesterday.

How did you know it was turned on? I applied weeks ago and haven’t heard anything.

The chat window literally just went from “sign up for the waitlist” to fully functional. I think I got an email too.

You receive an email when you do.

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