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Migrate from GitHub Copilot

Cursor provides similar functionality to GitHub Copilot but also comes with more advanced features.

Key Differences​

  1. More Advanced AI Model: Cursor uses GPT-4 to generate higher quality suggestions.
  2. Chat Features: Cursor has powerful built-in chat features that help with code questions and problem-solving.
  3. Codebase Understanding: Cursor understands your entire codebase and makes more contextual suggestions.
  4. Customizable: Cursor can be customized through Copilot settings to adjust suggestion behavior.

Migration Steps​

  1. Disable GitHub Copilot (recommended)
  2. Install and run Cursor
  3. Adjust Copilot settings if needed

That's it! Cursor will start auto-completing code automatically.

Copilot Settings​

You can customize how Cursor's code completion behaves through the following settings:

General Settings​

  • Enable/Disable: Turn Cursor's code completion on or off
  • Trigger Characters: Configure which characters trigger completion suggestions
  • Suggestion Delay: Adjust how quickly suggestions appear

Model Settings​

  • Model Selection: Choose between different AI models for code completion
  • Temperature: Control the creativity of suggestions
  • Context Length: Adjust how much surrounding code is considered

Style Settings​

  • Inline Suggestions: Show/hide inline code suggestions
  • Suggestion Preview: Enable/disable suggestion preview in a separate pane
  • Highlight Style: Customize how suggestions are highlighted