---
title: Installing and configuring GitHub Desktop
shortTitle: Installing and configuring
intro: 'Get {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} set up to manage your project work. Authenticate to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, keep the app up-to-date, and review your preferred settings.'
redirect_from:
  - /desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop
versions:
  free-pro-team: '*'
---


### Table of Contents

{% topic_link_in_list /overview %}
    {% link_in_list /getting-started-with-github-desktop %}
    {% link_in_list /creating-your-first-repository-using-github-desktop %}
    {% link_in_list /supported-operating-systems %}
    {% link_in_list /keyboard-shortcuts %}
    {% link_in_list /launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line %}
{% topic_link_in_list /installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop %}
    {% link_in_list /setting-up-github-desktop %}
    {% link_in_list /installing-github-desktop %}
    {% link_in_list /authenticating-to-github %}
    {% link_in_list /about-connections-to-github %}
    {% link_in_list /updating-github-desktop %}
    {% link_in_list /uninstalling-github-desktop %}
{% topic_link_in_list /configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop %}  
    {% link_in_list /configuring-git-for-github-desktop %}
    {% link_in_list /configuring-basic-settings %}
    {% link_in_list /configuring-a-default-editor %}
    {% link_in_list /setting-a-theme-for-github-desktop %}
    {% link_in_list /about-git-large-file-storage-and-github-desktop %}