With GitHub Desktop, you can interact with GitHub using a GUI instead of the command line or a web browser. You can use GitHub Desktop to complete most Git commands from your desktop, such as pushing to, pulling from, and cloning remote repositories, attributing commits, and creating pull requests, with visual confirmation of changes.

Getting started with GitHub Desktop

Learn how to set up, authenticate, and configure GitHub Desktop to allow you to contribute to projects directly from your machine.

About GitHub Desktop

GitHub Desktop helps you work with projects hosted on GitHub.

Creating your first repository using GitHub Desktop

You can use GitHub Desktop to create and manage a Git repository without using the command line.

About connections to GitHub in GitHub Desktop

GitHub Desktop uses HTTPS to securely exchange data with GitHub.

About Git Large File Storage and GitHub Desktop

GitHub Desktop includes Git Large File Storage for managing large files.

About GitHub Desktop

GitHub Desktop helps you work with projects hosted on GitHub.

Adding a repository from your local computer to GitHub Desktop

You can add any Git repository to GitHub Desktop, even if it's not a GitHub repository.

Adding an existing project to GitHub using GitHub Desktop

You can add an existing Git repository to GitHub using GitHub Desktop.

Amending a commit in GitHub Desktop

You can use GitHub Desktop to amend your last commit.

Authenticating to GitHub in GitHub Desktop

You can securely access your account's resources on GitHub Desktop by authenticating to GitHub.

Changing the remote URL for a repository in GitHub Desktop

You can change the remote URL for a repository you're working with in GitHub Desktop. You might do this if the repository has been renamed, or the username or organization that owns the repository has changed.

Checking out a commit in GitHub Desktop

You can use GitHub Desktop to checkout a previous commit in your repository.