The release notes for the latest beta versions are available here.
Past Releases
You can find past releases at https://desktop.githubusercontent.com. After installation of a past version, the auto update functionality will attempt to download the latest version.
Community Releases
There are several community-supported package managers that can be used to
install GitHub Desktop:
Windows users can install using wingetc:\> winget install github-desktop or Chocolateyc:\> choco install github-desktop
macOS users can install using Homebrew package manager:
$ brew install --cask github
Installers for various Linux distributions can be found on the
shiftkey/desktop fork.
Is GitHub Desktop right for me? What are the primary areas of focus?
This document describes the focus of GitHub Desktop and who the product is most useful for.
First, please search the open issues
and closed issues
to see if your issue hasn't already been reported (it may also be fixed).
There is also a list of known issues
that are being tracked against Desktop, and some of these issues have workarounds.
If you can't find an issue that matches what you're seeing, open a new issue,
choose the right template and provide us with enough information to investigate
further.
The issue I reported isn't fixed yet. What can I do?
If nobody has responded to your issue in a few days, you're welcome to respond to it with a friendly ping in the issue. Please do not respond more than a second time if nobody has responded. The GitHub Desktop maintainers are constrained in time and resources, and diagnosing individual configurations can be difficult and time consuming. While we'll try to at least get you pointed in the right direction, we can't guarantee we'll be able to dig too deeply into any one person's issue.
How can I contribute to GitHub Desktop?
The CONTRIBUTING.md document will help you get setup and
familiar with the source. The documentation folder also contains more
resources relevant to the project.
If you're looking for something to work on, check out the help wanted label.
Building Desktop
To setup your development environment for building Desktop, check out: setup.md.
More Resources
See desktop.github.com for more product-oriented
information about GitHub Desktop.
See our getting started documentation for more information on how to set up, authenticate, and configure GitHub Desktop.
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