---
title: Configuring and customizing GitHub Desktop
intro: 'Set up Git, connect your default editor, and customize settings to align GitHub Desktop with your workflow.'
redirect_from:
  - /desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop
  - /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop
versions:
  feature: desktop
children:
  - /configuring-git-for-github-desktop
  - /configuring-basic-settings-in-github-desktop
  - /configuring-a-default-editor-in-github-desktop
  - /setting-a-theme-for-github-desktop
  - /about-git-large-file-storage-and-github-desktop
shortTitle: Configure & customize
---