GitHub Copilot Desktop App Goes Generally Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux

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GitHub shipped the Copilot app to GA on June 17 — a standalone desktop home for agent-driven development built natively on GitHub, moving Copilot beyond the IDE. It pairs with the now-GA Copilot SDK and sandboxes for headless and autonomous workflows. This positions Copilot as a CLI/app-first agent platform competing directly with Claude Code and Codex rather than an IDE plugin.