---
title: Making changes in a branch
intro: 'Use your favorite text editor, such as [Atom](https://atom.io/), to make changes to your project, then use {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} to visualize useful commits.'
redirect_from:
  - /desktop/contributing-to-projects/making-changes-in-a-branch
versions:
  free-pro-team: '*'
children:
  - /managing-branches
  - /committing-and-reviewing-changes-to-your-project
  - /stashing-changes
  - /pushing-changes-to-github
  - /reverting-a-commit
  - /cherry-picking-a-commit
  - /managing-tags
  - /viewing-the-branch-history
---