---
title: '{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} documentation'
shortTitle: '{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}'
intro: 'With {% data variables.product.prodname_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.'
introLinks:
  overview: /desktop/overview/about-github-desktop
  quickstart: /desktop/overview/getting-started-with-github-desktop
includedCategories:
  - Set up GitHub Desktop
  - Configure and customize GitHub Desktop
  - Add and clone repositories
  - Work with branches and pull requests
  - Manage commits
carousels:
  recommended:
    - /desktop/overview/getting-started-with-github-desktop
    - /desktop/overview/about-github-desktop
    - /desktop/overview/creating-your-first-repository-using-github-desktop
    - /desktop/adding-and-cloning-repositories/cloning-and-forking-repositories-from-github-desktop
    - /desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/committing-and-reviewing-changes-to-your-project-in-github-desktop
    - /desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/managing-branches-in-github-desktop
    - /desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/pushing-changes-to-github-from-github-desktop
    - /desktop/working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise/creating-an-issue-or-pull-request-from-github-desktop
    - /desktop/managing-commits/options-for-managing-commits-in-github-desktop
layout: discovery-landing
versions:
  feature: desktop
children:
  - /overview
  - /installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop
  - /configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop
  - /adding-and-cloning-repositories
  - /making-changes-in-a-branch
  - /managing-commits
  - /working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise
redirect_from:
  - /desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/keeping-your-local-repository-in-sync-with-github
  - /desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop
  - /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop
---