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GitHub language support

An overview of the programming languages supported by GitHub features.

About supported languages

Most GitHub features work regardless of which languages your code is written in. You can search for code or enable syntax highlighting based on any language known to GitHub. For more information, see "Understanding GitHub Code Search syntax" or "Creating and highlighting code blocks."

Some GitHub products have features that are currently only supported for a subset of programming languages.

Core languages supported by GitHub features

Core languages for GitHub features include C, C++, C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, Scala, and TypeScript. For features that support package managers, the currently supported package managers are included in the table with their relevant languages.

Some features are supported for additional languages or package managers. If you want to know whether another language is supported for a feature or to request support for a language, visit GitHub Community discussions.

LanguageGitHub CopilotCode navigationCode scanningDependency graph, Dependabot alertsDependabot version updates, Dependabot security updatesGitHub ActionsGitHub Packages
C
C++
C#
dotnet CLI

dotnet CLI

dotnet CLI
Go
Go modules

Go modules
Java
Maven, Gradle

Maven, Gradle

Maven, Gradle
JavaScript
npm, Yarn

npm

npm
Kotlin
Maven, Gradle

Maven, Gradle

Maven, Gradle
PHP
third-party

Composer

Composer
Python
precise

pip

pip
Ruby
RubyGems

RubyGems

RubyGems
Rust
third-party
Scala
third-party

Maven

Maven, Gradle
Swift
Swift Package Manager
TypeScript
npm, Yarn

npm

npm

Notes:

  • The language support for GitHub Copilot varies depending on the volume and diversity of training data for that language.
  • The support of Gradle for the dependency graph and Dependabot alerts is limited to the upload of data obtained using the dependency submission API.
  • PHP, Rust, and Scala are supported for code scanning by third-party actions.