GitHub
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GitHub Desktop | Simple collaboration from your desktop · GitHub
Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. Whether you're new to Git or a seasoned user, GitHub Desktop enables collaboration from your desktop and can simplify your development workflow.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › desktop › overview › about-github-desktop
About GitHub Desktop - GitHub Docs
GitHub Desktop is a free, open source application that helps you to work with files hosted on GitHub or other Git hosting services.
Do you recommend using GitHub Desktop? Do tech companies use/approve the use of it?
Use whatever makes your life easy as long as your workplace signs off on it. More on reddit.com
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April 19, 2022Anyone here professionally use Github Desktop
Lots of devs on my teams over the years have used GUIs. It's not at all frowned upon. Use whatever you want. Nobody will care. To answer the title question though, I do use the terminal :D More on reddit.com
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April 1, 2025What is the point of Github desktop? (or am I just using it wrong)
If you don't like it, don't use. It's UX to replace command line. I like it for convenience, but I definitely have to swap to the CLI for its inevitable edge cases. More on reddit.com
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August 3, 2025Why the hate for github desktop?
Who hates it? Ask them. I can see people who don't like github not liking it. Keep in mind that github and git are not the same thing; git is a FOSS source control project, github is a company that leverages that project for their business. More on reddit.com
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January 2, 2024How to Use Git & GitHub Desktop Tutorial for Beginners - YouTube
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GitHub
docs.github.com › en › desktop › installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop › installing-github-desktop
Installing GitHub Desktop - GitHub Docs
You can install GitHub Desktop on supported operating systems, which currently include macOS 12.0 or later and Windows 10 64-bit or later. If you have a GitHub or GitHub Enterprise account, you can connect your account to GitHub Desktop.
GitHub
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GitHub - desktop/desktop: Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. · GitHub
1 week ago - GitHub Desktop is an open-source Electron-based GitHub app.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › desktop
GitHub Desktop documentation - GitHub Docs
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.
GitHub
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GitHub Desktop · GitHub
Simple collaboration from your desktop. GitHub Desktop has 18 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
GitKraken
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Navigating GitHub Desktop: A Guide for Every OS
March 12, 2024 - GitHub Desktop serves as a bridge for those who prefer a graphical interface over command-line operations.
Reddit
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r/learnprogramming on Reddit: Do you recommend using GitHub Desktop? Do tech companies use/approve the use of it?
April 19, 2022 -
For those who don't know, GitHub Desktop is an application that "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." (From their oficial website)
I've been using GitHub Desktop application since I started on GitHub and I haven't seen many other developers using/commenting about it (Tbh, I can't even remember the last time I saw a developer using it), and that's what motivated me to create this post.
GitHub
github.com › desktop › desktop › releases
Releases · desktop/desktop
2 days ago - Releases · desktop/desktop · GitHub Desktop 3.6.12-beta1 Pre-release · Pre-release · Compare · Filter · Loading · There was an error while loading. Please reload this page. View all tags · desktop-releases released this · 11 Nov 08:58 · Immutable release.
Softonic
github-desktop.en.softonic.com › home › windows › development & it › development kits › github desktop
GitHub Desktop - Download
2 weeks ago - GitHub Desktop is a free, open-source application designed to simplify the process of managing Git repositories. Built on Electron and written in TypeScript with React, it provides users with a user-friendly interface that streamlines version control tasks.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › desktop › installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop › authenticating-to-github-in-github-desktop
Authenticating to GitHub in GitHub Desktop - GitHub Docs
You can securely access your account's resources on GitHub Desktop by authenticating to GitHub.
GitHub
github.blog › home › changelogs › github desktop adds short-lived authentication tokens
GitHub Desktop adds short-lived authentication tokens - GitHub Changelog
1 week ago - Short-lived access tokens reduce how long a leaked token can be used. Desktop automatically refreshes them for GitHub API requests and Git operations, keeping token renewal out of your everyday workflow.
Reddit
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r/learnprogramming on Reddit: Anyone here professionally use Github Desktop
April 1, 2025 -
The GUI app for Windows
Both for your job and/or your personal projects?
Just curious, because in my mind I have this picture of a "Leet hackerman" who insists on doing everything though the terminal and all.
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Lots of devs on my teams over the years have used GUIs. It's not at all frowned upon. Use whatever you want. Nobody will care. To answer the title question though, I do use the terminal :D
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I do. I only open use the terminal if need to get into some specific bs. I use GitKraken at home for personal projects.
GitHub
github.com › desktop › desktop › activity
Activity · desktop/desktop
Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. - Activity · desktop/desktop
Reddit
reddit.com › r/learnprogramming › what is the point of github desktop? (or am i just using it wrong)
r/learnprogramming on Reddit: What is the point of Github desktop? (or am I just using it wrong)
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(New to programming here) I mostly use Github+VSCode for taking notes - I commit all staged changes and push-pull changes directly by using «sync» in VSCode; since I dowloaded Github desktop in the beginning and didn't end up using it even once, I was wondering if having lying around on my system is kinda superflous.
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The point is that some people find it easier to use. If you don’t, and/or prefer something else, then don’t use it. It’s a tool like anything else.
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GitHub Desktop is a GUI on top of the command-line git client. VSCode's Git integration is a different GUI on top of the same command-line client. They both do essentially the same thing with a different interface. VSCode's Git plugin connects more directly to VSCode's editing tools, whereas GitHub Desktop provides more features that are related to GitHub but not part of Git itself (e.g. managing PRs and CI builds). And they're even both developed by the same company, since Microsoft owns GitHub.
Graphite
graphite.com › guides › github-desktop-explained
GitHub Desktop
GitHub Desktop is a seamless way to contribute to projects on GitHub and GitHub Enterprise. This graphical user interface (GUI) makes it easy for developers to use GitHub without the command line.
GitHub
docs.github.com › en › desktop › overview › getting-started-with-github-desktop
Getting started with GitHub Desktop - GitHub Docs
GitHub Desktop is a free, open source application that helps you to work with code hosted on GitHub or other Git hosting services. With GitHub Desktop, you can perform Git commands, such as committing and pushing changes, in a graphical user ...
Microsoft
winget.run › pkg › GitHub › GitHubDesktop
Download and install GitHub Desktop with winget
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.
GitHub
github.blog › home › news & insights › product › github desktop is now available
GitHub Desktop is now available - The GitHub Blog
May 14, 2021 - Whether you’re new to GitHub or a seasoned user, GitHub Desktop is designed to simplify essential steps in your GitHub workflow and replace GitHub for Mac and Windows with a unified experience across both platforms.
GitHub
github.com › topics › desktop-app
desktop-app · GitHub Topics · GitHub
3 weeks ago - Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop and mobile applications with a web frontend.