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GitHub Desktop

Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. Whether you're new to Git or a seasoned user, GitHub Desktop simplifies your development workflow. Download for macOS Download for Windows (64bit)

Feeling brave?

Try new features in the

Beta Channel before they're released.

Apple silicon?

Download for an Apple silicon Mac. See the Apple docs about Apple vs Intel chips.

Prefer the MSI?

Download for Windows (MSI)

Windows?

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macOS?

Download for macOS By downloading, you agree to the Open Source Applications Terms. A
screenshot of the GitHub Desktop application showing changes being
viewed and committed with two attributed co-authors

Attribute commits with collaborators easily

Quickly add co-authors to your commit. Great for pairing and excellent for sending a little love/credit to that special someone who helped fix that gnarly bug of yours. See the attribution on the history page, undo an accidental attribution, and see the co-authors on github.com Image
of Pull Request List and CI Check Feature

Checkout branches with pull requests and view CI statuses

See all open pull requests for your repositories and check them out as if they were a local branch, even if they're from upstream branches or forks. See which pull requests pass commit status checks, too! Image of Syntax Highlighted Diff Feature

Syntax highlighted diffs

The new GitHub Desktop supports syntax highlighting when viewing diffs for a variety of different languages. Icon representing an image file

Expanded image diff support

Easily compare changed images. See the before and after, swipe or fade between the two, or look at just the changed parts. Icon representing a terminal

Extensive editor & shell integrations

Open your favorite editor or shell from the app, or jump back to GitHub Desktop from your shell. GitHub Desktop is your springboard for work. Icon representing organizations

Community supported

GitHub Desktop is open source now! Check out our roadmap, contribute, and help us make collaboration even easier. See what's been built