GitHub Desktop

Fixed

• Fix launching custom shells

Added

• Add date, time, and number formatting preferences to the Appearance settings - #21836

Fixed

• Intermittent crash trying to load Copilot models

Fixed

• Skip branches checked out in linked worktrees during pruning - #8043. Thanks @KRRT7!
• Fix styling of buttons in the commit message area - #22075
• Fix rendering long lists of changed files - #21630
• Add syntax highlighting for .astro files - #21987. Thanks @JunDev76!
• Fix Windows scrollbar sync with react-virtualized Grid - #21940
• Improve spacing on release notes dialog - #21962. Thanks @DylanDevelops!
• Fix a crash (Maximum update depth exceeded) that could occur while the conflicts dialog was open during a multi-commit operation - #21879
• Remove discontinued GitHub AE references from the Enterprise sign-in screen - #21926. Thanks @toddmanion!

Improved

• Enable diff expansion and syntax highlighting for up to 1MB - #21876
• Update re2js regex engine to use optimized DFA path for improved performance - #21924. Thanks @le0pard!

Improved

• Update Git for Windows to v2.53.0.windows.3

Added

• Rename branch dialog now validates branch names against repository rulesets - #21822
• Allow empty commits via the commit options menu - #21771
• Add option to include a Signed-off-by trailer on commits for Developer Certificate of Origin workflows - #21741

Fixed

• Discard Changes now completes even when the GitHub Desktop window is not focused - #21739
• Allow origin fetch on empty repo - #4574 #4575. Thanks @jackfreem!
• Fix window background color when resizing - #21548. Thanks @BaldrianSector!
• Ignore Tab in terminal and keep textarea enabled - #21696
• Clear commit message after a successful commit when switching to the History tab while the commit is in progress - #21721

Improved

• Liquid Glass icons for macOS Tahoe - #21010. Thanks @fabe and @caiofbpa!
• Update default tab size from 8 to 4 - #21705. Thanks @advaith1!
• Recognize Copilot CLI bot in commit attributions - #21727

New

• Support adding Copilot as a co author and show avatars for mentionable users - #21634

Fixed

• Fix detection of IDEs installed from JetBrains Toolbox - #21498
• Choose the best account for the current repository to generate commit messages - #21484
• Remove trailing $ typo in hooks output - #21638

Improved

• Update Git to 2.53.0
• Update Git for Windows to 2.53.0.windows.2
• Update Git Credential Manager to 2.7.3

New

• Support running hooks in user's shell environment and allow bypassing commit hooks - #21319
• Enable one-time opening of a repository in an alternate editor` - #21436. Thanks @jackfreem!

Added

• Add Warp terminal support for Windows - #21471. Thanks @Cocodrulo!
• "View Branch on GitHub" option on branch list context menu - #21071. Thanks @DylanDevelops!

Fixed

• Fix bad repository state when switching between branches with submodules - #21188
• Enterprise is spelled correctly in Account preferences - #21454
• Commits made by Copilot now use the Copilot avatar - #21475
• Prevent crashes when clicking on notifications - #21311 #20760
• Enter key now creates new branches from the branch filter field - #7734. Thanks @jackfreem!
• Fix the inability to move directories when creating a repository in a non-Git folder - #20991. Thanks @DylanDevelops!
• Support showing the unpublished indicator when having more than 100 unpublished commits - #20882. Thanks @ashdawngary!
• Repository write access warnings update immediately when switching accounts - #21329
• Improve branch renaming to handle case-only changes - #21320
• Refresh repository after commit failure - #21229
• Check run list scrolls when they exceed available space - #20831. Thanks @iamarjunsuresh!
• Only sanitize forbidden fs characters when creating repo - #20973
• Remove extra apostrophe from "Generating commit details" aria-label - #21369. Thanks @say25!

Improved

• Update Electron to version 40.1.0 - #21537
• Updated "push needs pull" warning message for clarity - #21423. Thanks @movahhedi!
• Polish Changes tab Filter Options button and popover - #21412. Thanks @jpedroso!
• Stash Menu Item disabled on dialogs - #21435. Thanks @jackfreem!

Fixed

• Update Git LFS to 3.7.1 to address CVE-2025-26625
• Check run status icons in the re-run checks dialog have a status tooltip that is accessible by screenreaders - #21191
• The Whitespace hint popover appears when right-clicking diff lines while "Hide whitespace changes" is enabled - #20848. Thanks @zekariasasaminew!
• The cancel button in the sign-in dialog is enabled after sign-in attempt - #21144. Thanks @zekariasasaminew!
• The "Update Email" button in the "Misattributed Commit" popover works after login from a different account - #21176
• Improve host discovery when using authenticating proxies - #19039 #19120
• Fix diff search results highlights not visible on addition hunks - #21134
• Add Copilot commit message generation to context menu - #21000. Thanks @zekariasasaminew!
• Override system accent color for checkboxes and radio buttons - #21088

Improved

• The icon contrast on the pull request check run button meets minimum 3:1 contrast requirements - #21189
• Increased title bar height on macOS Tahoe - #21135. Thanks @berkcebi!
• Display line change count in PR Preview Dialog - #21126. Thanks @iammola!
• Allow users to skip commit message override confirmation - #21025. Thanks @ilyassesalama!
• Allow generating commits with Copilot in non-GitHub repositories - #20698. Thanks @schroedermarius!

Added

• Add Ptyxis shell integration - #20963. Thanks @logonoff!

Fixed

• Copilot message generation in progress message is announced to screen readers - #21008
• Fix: Improve spacing between graphic and text - #7500. Thanks @robbierotman!
• Focus lands on first interactive control instead of 'Continue' button in the conflict resolution dialog - #20880

Improved

• Upgrade Electron to v38.2.0 - #21060
• The text color of the 'File does not exist' merge conflict warning meets 4.5:1 contrast requirements - #20902
• Provides the tooltips for list items in a single condensed tooltip that allows keyboard users and screen reader users access upon navigation of a list item - #20804

Removed

• Remove support for macOS 11 - #21060

Fixed

• Fix the crash that sometimes occurs when opening Pull Request-related notifications - #20761
• Ensure the cursor type on links is pointer - #20766. Thanks @huanfe1!
• Fix CmdOrCtrl+Enter in squash dialog - #20716
• Keyboard selection in the repository list now persists when the list of repositories update - #20672
• Organization is no longer prefixed to repositories with aliases in the recent group - #20651

Improved

• Tutorial responsively adapts at high zoom levels - #20691
• Add the ability to filter changed files by status (modified, new, deleted, untracked) as well as by file exclusion from commit - #20537. Thanks @Gr8z!

Fixed

• Use all changes to generate a commit message when amending commits - #20664

Improved

• Upgrade embedded Git to v2.47.3 on macOS, and to v2.47.3.windows.1 on Windows

New

• Copilot now helps you craft AI-generated commit messages with just one click - #17439

Added

• Handled GitHub Secret Scanning push protection errors in a friendly dialog with the ability to bypass blocked non-approval requiring secrets - #20386, #20387, #20391

Fixed

• Fix spacing of text in "Thank You" banner - #20411
• Radio inputs include the area around the radio button as a click surface - #20404
• Checking or unchecking lots of files is fast once again - #20429
• Fix path used to create repository on existing non-Git directory - #20400
• Show default branch name when opening Git settings from 'committing as' popup - #20399

Improved

• Upgrade Electron to v36.1.0 - #20450
• Users can turn off the filter in the changes list in the View menu - #20303

Fixed

• Prevent network share traversal with renamed UNC paths on Windows

New

• Users can filter the changed files list - #20220
• Add support for multiple enterprise accounts - #20227

Fixed

• Right-clicking on selected files will keep those files selected in the changes list - #20319
• Let credential helper prompt for the specific enterprise account used in a given repository - #20318
• Fix invalidated token dialog styling - #20317
• Fix indentation bug in split diff view - #18800. Thanks @iamarjunsuresh!
• Initialize Integrations settings when opening it from a no-changes screen - #19807. Thanks @iamarjunsuresh!
• Resizing the list of files in "Preview Pull Request" does not open/create the pull request - #20200
• Section lists such as the repository list in the cloning dialog and the pull request list announce their labels to screen readers - #20184
• The added and removed prefixes of diff do not wrap making diff contents width equal in side by side diffs - #20191
• Pressing Ctrl+A in the Find dialog selects the search text instead of the diff content - #20049

Improved

• Improve default README formatting - #20161. Thanks @OctCarp!
• The radio options label in the "How do you plan to use this fork?" dialog reflects their purpose - #20183
• The radio controls in the create branch, stashing changes, and fork behavior dialogs have visual selection indicators - #20052
• Promote use of GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS to production - #20198
• Use the default cursor instead of the text cursor in the whitespace hint popover - #20153

Fixed

• Prevent crash due to non-critical error - #20150
• Reinstate missing space in the About dialog last checked text - #20094. Thanks @alexravenna!

Fixed

• Dialogs announce their titles on macOS Sequoia for VoiceOver users - #20009
• The commit button words are separated by spaces for screen reader users - #20011
• Prevent crash when attempting to launch external editor with insufficient permissions - #19929
• Running the Desktop CLI on Windows no longer waits for Desktop to exit before exiting itself - #19916

Improved

• Announce update progress in about dialog - #20018
• Buttons with dropdown caret that trigger context menus can be opened with down arrow - #20007
• Links that do not open external urls now have a role of button for improved screen reader semantics - #20010
• Email attribution warning only considers verified emails - #19968
• Improve tooltip for unknown co-authors - #19992
• The length of shortened SHAs are consistently 7 characters - #19902. Thanks @molnarriso!
• Upgrade Electron to v34.0.1 - #19919

Removed

• Remove support for macOS 10.15 - #19919

Improved

• Prevent upgrading from macOS 10.15 as soon to be unsupported - #19918

Fixed

• Restore ability to sign in on Windows

Added

• Add Ghostty shell integration - #19777. Thanks @aelew!

Fixed

• No extra new line is prepended to .gitignore when adding to a non-existent .gitignore file - #19279. Thanks @GWDx!
• Fix Branch List context menu showing pull request option when none exists - #19711. Thanks @DylanDevelops!
• The Thank You banner is announced by VoiceOver - #19734
• The "Showcase Update Banner" and "OS version No Longer Supported Banner" announce their messages when using VoiceOver.
• Showcase update banner's "x" button will dismiss the banner.

Improved

• Desktop's CLI no longer communicates with the app via protocol handlers - #19733
• Defer expensive path validation until it's required - #19694

Removed

• Remove the tooltip on the CI status indicator - #19735
• Drop support for Atom, invoke editors directly - #19744
• The "Accessibility Settings" announcement banner is removed.