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59 lines
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---
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title: Installing GitHub Desktop
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shortTitle: Installation
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intro: You can install GitHub Desktop on supported Windows or macOS operating systems.
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redirect_from:
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- /desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/installing-github-desktop
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- /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/installing-github-desktop
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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---
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## About {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} installation
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You can install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} on supported operating systems, which currently include {% data variables.desktop.mac-osx-versions %} and {% data variables.desktop.windows-versions %}. If you have an account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, you can connect your account to {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}. For more information about creating an account, see "[Signing up for a new {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} account](/articles/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account/)" or contact your {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} site administrator.
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{% windows %}
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If you are a network administrator, you can deploy {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} to computers running Windows on an Active Directory-managed network by using the Windows Installer package file (`.msi`) with Group Policy or another remote installation system.
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The Windows Installer package extracts the standalone installer (`.exe`) and configures Windows to install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} the next time a user signs in to their workstation. Users must have permissions to install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} in their user directory.
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If a user runs the Windows Installer package for {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} directly, to complete the installation, the user must sign out of their workstation and then sign back in.
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{% endwindows %}
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## Downloading and installing {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}
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{% mac %}
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You can install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} on {% data variables.desktop.mac-osx-versions %}.
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{% data reusables.desktop.download-desktop-page %}
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2. Click **Download for macOS**.
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3. In your computer's `Downloads` folder, double-click the **{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}** zip file.
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4. After the file has been unzipped, double-click **{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}**.
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5. {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} will launch after installation is complete.
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{% endmac %}
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{% windows %}
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You can install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} on {% data variables.desktop.windows-versions %}.
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{% warning %}
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**Warning**: You must have a 64-bit operating system to run {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}.
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{% endwarning %}
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{% data reusables.desktop.download-desktop-page %}
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2. Click **Download for Windows**.
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3. In your computer's `Downloads` folder, double-click the **{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}** setup file.
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4. {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} will launch after installation is complete.
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{% endwindows %}
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