---
name: GitHub Desktop
slug: github-desktop
organization_slug: github
source_count: 1
canonical: https://releases.sh/github/github-desktop
---

# GitHub Desktop

GitHub's open-source Git and GitHub client for macOS and Windows.

## Sources (1)

- [GitHub Desktop](https://releases.sh/github/desktop) — `github`

## Recent Releases

_Summaries below — fetch the release's `canonical` URL for full content, or `url` for the original source._

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.11" date="May 26, 2026" published="2026-05-26T09:50:54.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.11" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_atrYAnAuQO-lBBaTMbtiO" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.11

**Fixed**
- Fix launching custom shells
</Release>

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.10" date="May 22, 2026" published="2026-05-22T11:58:40.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.10" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_oPSDZUWh3nqmtWQsui04L" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.10

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

**Fixed**
- Intermittent crash trying to load Copil...
</Release>

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.9" date="May 21, 2026" published="2026-05-21T10:14:34.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.9" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_qZU54o3xzTo06zTVOPARF" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.9

**Fixed**
- Skip branches checked out in linked worktrees during pruning - #8043. Thanks @KRRT7!
- Fix styling of buttons in the commit message area...
</Release>

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.8" date="April 14, 2026" published="2026-04-14T20:28:12.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.8" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_Xa28cf7NftxD7sihYAoih" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.8

**Improved**
- Update Git for Windows to v2.53.0.windows.3
</Release>

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.7" date="March 31, 2026" published="2026-03-31T16:19:01.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.7" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_lFJkoCDjWVk6VTbrKT_bD" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.7

**Added**
- Rename branch dialog now validates branch names against repository rulesets - #21822
- Allow empty commits via the commit options menu - #...
</Release>

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.6" date="March 10, 2026" published="2026-03-10T21:55:08.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.6" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_alexC2Fw8dkdRLgEShIJd" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.6

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

**Fixed**
- Fix detection of IDEs installed from JetB...
</Release>

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.5" date="February 18, 2026" published="2026-02-18T09:12:17.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.5" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_SGccdBkUlGlb8IZ4XZD5l" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.5

**New**
- Support running hooks in user's shell environment and allow bypassing commit hooks - #21319
- Enable one-time opening of a repository in an ...
</Release>

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.4" date="November 5, 2025" published="2025-11-05T14:13:15.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.4" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_iMQvH9HI1LPRB-vp1yYRL" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.4

**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 acces...
</Release>

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.3" date="October 8, 2025" published="2025-10-08T09:21:31.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.3" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_8zPgAeU0ZzNPM6rw_cOMW" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.3

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

**Fixed**
- Copilot message generation in progress message is announced to s...
</Release>

<Release source="desktop" version="release-3.5.2" date="July 21, 2025" published="2025-07-21T16:00:03.000Z" url="https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases/tag/release-3.5.2" canonical="https://releases.sh/release/rel_vQthulg3DqJ2XpZ0uT-Zb" truncated="true">
### GitHub Desktop 3.5.2

**Fixed**
- Fix the crash that sometimes occurs when opening Pull Request-related notifications - #20761
- Ensure the cursor type on links is pointer ...
</Release>