GitHub Desktop

The new native

Extend your GitHub workflow beyond your browser with GitHub Desktop, completely redesigned with Electron. Get a unified cross-platform experience that’s completely open source and ready to customize.

Download for macOS Download for Windows (64bit)

Download for macOS or Windows (msi)

Download for Windows

By downloading, you agree to the Open Source Applications Terms.

Screenshot of GitHub Desktop running on Windows Screenshot of GitHub Desktop running on macOS
Image of Co-Authoring Feature for Desktop

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

An alert icon A note about your existing repos

Your repositories are not automatically imported from Desktop Classic but you can drag & drop the repository folders to continue working with them in Desktop Electron!


Terms Privacy Policy EULA Release Notes