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GitHub Desktop

    • About
    • Get started
    • Creating your first repository
    • Supported OS
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    • About connections
    • Updating
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    • Configuring Git
    • Configure basic settings
    • Configure default editor
    • Set a theme
    • About Git LFS
    • Add a repository
    • Add an existing project
    • Clone & fork from Desktop
    • Clone a GitHub repo
    • Managing branches
    • Managing worktrees
    • Commit & review changes
    • Working with Git hooks
    • Stashing changes
    • View branch history
    • Pushing changes
    • Options for managing commits
    • Undoing a commit
    • Resetting to a commit
    • Amending a commit
    • Reverting a commit
    • Cherry-picking a commit
    • Reordering commits
    • Squashing commits
    • Managing tags
    • Checking out a commit
    • Create an issue or PR
    • Syncing your branch
    • Viewing a pull request
    • Viewing and re-running checks
    • Configuring notifications
    • Change the remote URL for a repository
  • GitHub Desktop/
  • Install & authenticate

Installing and authenticating to GitHub Desktop

Install GitHub Desktop and connect your GitHub or GitHub Enterprise accounts.

  • Setting up GitHub Desktop, 1 of 6
  • Installing GitHub Desktop, 2 of 6
  • Authenticating to GitHub in GitHub Desktop, 3 of 6
  • About connections to GitHub in GitHub Desktop, 4 of 6
  • Updating GitHub Desktop, 5 of 6
  • Uninstalling GitHub Desktop, 6 of 6

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