desktop

# [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com)

[GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/) is an open-source [Electron](https://www.electronjs.org/)-based
GitHub app. It is written in [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org) and
uses [React](https://reactjs.org/).

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## Where can I get it?

Download the official installer for your operating system:

 - [macOS](https://central.github.com/deployments/desktop/desktop/latest/darwin)
 - [macOS (Apple silicon)](https://central.github.com/deployments/desktop/desktop/latest/darwin-arm64)
 - [Windows](https://central.github.com/deployments/desktop/desktop/latest/win32)
 - [Windows machine-wide install](https://central.github.com/deployments/desktop/desktop/latest/win32?format=msi)

Linux is not officially supported; however, you can find installers created for Linux from a fork of GitHub Desktop in the [Community Releases](https://github.com/desktop/desktop#community-releases) section.

### Beta Channel

Want to test out new features and get fixes before everyone else? Install the
beta channel to get access to early builds of Desktop:

 - [macOS](https://central.github.com/deployments/desktop/desktop/latest/darwin?env=beta)
 - [macOS (Apple silicon)](https://central.github.com/deployments/desktop/desktop/latest/darwin-arm64?env=beta)
 - [Windows](https://central.github.com/deployments/desktop/desktop/latest/win32?env=beta)
 - [Windows (ARM64)](https://central.github.com/deployments/desktop/desktop/latest/win32-arm64?env=beta)

The release notes for the latest beta versions are available [here](https://desktop.github.com/release-notes/?env=beta).

### 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 [winget](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/) `c:\> winget install github-desktop` or [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) `c:\> choco install github-desktop`
 - macOS users can install using [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) package manager:
      `$ brew install --cask github`

Installers for various Linux distributions can be found on the
[`shiftkey/desktop`](https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop) fork.

## Is GitHub Desktop right for me? What are the primary areas of focus?

[This document](https://github.com/desktop/desktop/b