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Installing GitHub Desktop Installation You can install GitHub Desktop on supported Windows or macOS operating systems.
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About {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} installation

You can install {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} on supported operating systems. If you have an account on {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }} or {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_enterprise }}, you can connect your account to {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }}. For more information about creating an account, see "Signing up for a new {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_dotcom }} account" or contact your {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_enterprise }} site administrator.

{% windows %}

If you are a network administrator, you can deploy {{ site.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.

The Windows Installer package extracts the standalone installer (.exe) and configures Windows to install {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} the next time a user signs in to their workstation. Users must have permissions to install {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} in their user directory.

If a user runs the Windows Installer package for {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} directly, to complete the installation, the user must sign out of their workstation and then sign back in.

{% endwindows %}

Downloading and installing {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }}

{% mac %}

You can install {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} on {{ site.data.variables.desktop.mac-osx-versions }}.

{{ site.data.reusables.desktop.download-desktop-page }} 2. Click Download for macOS. The Download for macOS button 3. In your computer's Downloads folder, double-click the {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} zip file. The GitHubDesktop.zip file 4. After the file has been unzipped, double-click {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }}. 5. {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} will launch after installation is complete.

{% endmac %}

{% windows %}

You can install {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} on {{ site.data.variables.desktop.windows-versions }}.

{% warning %}

Warning: You must have a 64-bit operating system to run {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }}.

{% endwarning %}

{{ site.data.reusables.desktop.download-desktop-page }} 2. Click Download for Windows. The Download for Windows button 3. In your computer's Downloads folder, double-click the {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} setup file. The GitHubDesktopSetup file 4. {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_desktop }} will launch after installation is complete.

{% endwindows %}