GitHub Desktop 3.6.7

GitHub Desktop lets you work with Git through buttons and a clear visual diff instead of typed commands.

It is free, open source and made by GitHub, and it is the easiest way into Git for most people.

Download GitHub Desktop 3.6.7 - for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) and macOS 12 or later.

What it does

It covers the everyday Git jobs: clone a repository, create and switch branches, see exactly what changed, commit, and push or pull.

• Clear diffs. Every change shows side by side before you commit, and you can commit only some lines of a file.
• Drag-and-drop history. Drag commits to cherry-pick, squash or reorder them, and right-click to amend or revert.
• Pull requests. Open one, check out someone else's, and see whether its checks passed, without leaving the app.
• Stash and worktrees. Park unfinished changes, or work on two branches at once in separate folders.
• Copilot. If you have GitHub Copilot, it can draft commit messages for you.

Git and Git LFS come built in, so there is nothing else to install. It works with repositories on other hosts too, although pull requests and checks need GitHub.

Who it suits

It is ideal if you are learning Git, write documentation or websites rather than large codebases, or just want to see what you are committing.

Heavy command-line users will still reach for the terminal for advanced jobs, but many keep GitHub Desktop open anyway just for reviewing diffs.

What is new in 3.6.7

Released on 14 October 2026, it is a polish update. Branch and tag names starting with a dash now work everywhere, a Git LFS crash is fixed, and Open in Cygwin handles folders with spaces.

The worktree list stays visible if you choose to always show it, and check icons are easier to read. The full release notes are on GitHub.

Installing it

Run the installer and GitHub Desktop opens when it finishes, installed just for your Windows account. Sign in with a GitHub account to clone and publish, or skip that and work with local repositories.

IT teams can deploy it with the MSI package instead. There is no official Linux version, but the community fork shiftkey/desktop builds one.

Quick questions

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Download GitHub Desktop 3.6.7 and make your first commit, or tell us how it went.