---
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
featuredLinks:
  startHere:
    - /desktop/overview/creating-your-first-repository-using-github-desktop
    - /desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/installing-github-desktop
    - /desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/authenticating-to-github-in-github-desktop
  guideCards:
    - /desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/stashing-changes-in-github-desktop
    - /desktop/managing-commits/reverting-a-commit-in-github-desktop
    - /desktop/managing-commits/amending-a-commit-in-github-desktop
    - /desktop/managing-commits/cherry-picking-a-commit-in-github-desktop
  popular:
    - /desktop/adding-and-cloning-repositories/cloning-and-forking-repositories-from-github-desktop
    - /desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/managing-branches-in-github-desktop
    - /desktop/working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise/syncing-your-branch-in-github-desktop
    - /desktop/working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise/creating-an-issue-or-pull-request-from-github-desktop
    - /desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/pushing-changes-to-github-from-github-desktop
changelog:
  label: desktop
  versions:
    feature: desktop
layout: product-landing
versions:
  feature: desktop
topics:
  - Desktop
  - Repositories
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
---