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Start coding instantly
with Codespaces

Spin up fully configured dev environments in the cloud that start in seconds with up to 60 hours a month free.

Available in every repository
Getting started is just a click away
Dev environments that just work

The full power of your favorite editor

Use Visual Studio Code, Jupyter, or JetBrains with the editor, terminal, debugger, version control, settings sync, and all of your extensions. Work from any device in a browser, or hand off to your desktop. It’s that simple.

Visual Studio Code
Jet Brains
Jupiter
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Faster than your laptop

GitHub’s own 35GB dev image starts in seconds. And with low-latency connections across multiple regions, you won’t even remember it’s not your local machine.

CPUs up to

32 cores

Memory up to

64 GB

Spin up in

<10 sec

Dev environments on any machine

Stop wasting time fixing broken dev environments. Quickly manage and configure your Codespaces. Dev environments as code couldn’t be easier—or faster.

Personalized just how you like it ✨

Tabs vs. spaces, Monokai, Solarized, light dark, Prettier, or Beautify? It’s up to you. Control every nerdy detail only you care about with your own dotfiles repository.

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IntelliCode

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ES Lint

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Prettier

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Live Server

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Live Share

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Docker

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GitLens

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Debugger for Java

Browser preview and port forwarding

Preview your changes in the browser with instant reloads (websocket and HMR support) and share private and public ports with your teammates.

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Secure by design

Every Codespaces environment is hardened by default and lives in its own ephemeral VM, in an isolated virtual network. Your code and private networks can only be accessed by authenticated users.

Isolated environments

Access Control

Cost control

What you can do with Codespaces

Learn how GitHub builds with Codespaces

Code from any device

Want to code on an iPad? Go for it. You can spin up Codespaces from any device with internet access. And forget about worrying if your device is powerful enough. Codespaces lives in the cloud.

Onboard at the speed of light

No more building your dev environment while you onboard. Codespaces starts instantly from any repository on GitHub with pre-configured, secure environments. It’s as easy as clicking a button.

Model, train, and analyze data

Run Jupyter notebooks right from Codespaces. Now data scientists and developers can code, develop models, and collaborate in powerful compute environments that spin up in seconds.

Fix bugs right from a pull request

Got a pull request detailing a bug or security issue? Open Codespaces right from the pull request to get to work without waiting for your dev environment to load.

What developers are saying

What used to be a 15-step process is just one step: open Codespaces and you’re off and running.
Clint Chester Developer Lead, Synergy
It’s so much easier for developers to use or even contribute to any repo when they can just spin up a Codespace and immediately start working with the code.
Katie Peters Staff Developer, TELUS
Before Codespaces, the onboarding process was tedious. Instead of taking two days, now it only takes a minute for a developer to access a pristine, steady-state environment, thanks to prebuilds.
Robbie Ostrow Software Engineering Manager, Vanta Security
Codespaces … lets developers skip the the tedious, error-prone stuff that normally stands between them and actually getting started on real work.
Keith Annette Cloud Capability Lead, KPMG, UK

Start free, pay as you go after

Use Codespaces for free each month to start with pay-as-you-go pricing after. Plus, you can set your maximum monthly cap for extra pricing control.

Get up to 60 hours free each month

Decide how many cores you need and go. Your free hours reset each month.

2 cores
60 hours free /month
$0.18 /additional hour
4 cores