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GitHub Desktop

by GitHub, Inc. · MIT

Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git.

Record

Latest version
3.6.3
Release date
14 Jul 2026
Package identifier
GitHub.GitHubDesktop

Official downloads

These URLs are the ones GitHub, Inc. declares in its own manifest. We do not proxy or shorten them, and we do not host a copy.

Verify the file you downloaded

Run this against the file on disk. If the output does not match the hash below, the file is not what GitHub, Inc. published. Delete it.

Windows · PowerShell

Get-FileHash "GitHubDesktopSetup-x64.exe" -Algorithm SHA256

macOS · Linux

shasum -a 256 "GitHubDesktopSetup-x64.exe"

Expected output

71e939b98b8bdd77b8178362399d5a6a49bc24d8cf7882f4ab1030be3e14d435

macOS

Version on Homebrew
3.6.4-beta1-734d8a75
SHA-256
eb9c51b5ba9d89c2369627d4c69e42eb5f08191d99a83ff098c7734ed0eedefd
Install with Homebrew
brew install --cask github@beta

How we scored this 95 out of 100

SignalFindingPoints
SHA-256 hash published4 of 4 installers ship a SHA-256 hashWithout a published hash there is no way to prove the file you downloaded is the file the publisher built.30 / 30
Binary provenance4 on a recognised distribution platformThe strongest signal against a repackaged installer: the file should come from the publisher, not from a mirror nobody vouches for.29.8 / 35
Served over HTTPS4 of 4 over HTTPSAn installer fetched over plain HTTP can be modified in transit.15 / 15
Release recencylast release about 1 months agoSoftware that has not shipped in years accumulates unpatched vulnerabilities.15 / 15
Licence declaredMITA declared licence tells you what you are actually allowed to do with the software.5 / 5

Version history70 on record

Every version with a published manifest, newest first. Useful when you need an older build for compatibility.

  • Beta
  • 3.6.3
  • 3.6.2
  • 3.6.1
  • 3.6.0
  • 3.5.12
  • 3.5.11
  • 3.5.10
  • 3.5.9
  • 3.5.8
  • 3.5.7
  • 3.5.6
  • 3.5.5
  • 3.5.4
  • 3.5.3
  • 3.5.2
  • 3.5.1
  • 3.5.0
  • 3.4.21
  • 3.4.20
  • 3.4.19
  • 3.4.18
  • 3.4.17
  • 3.4.16
  • 3.4.15
  • 3.4.14
  • 3.4.13
  • 3.4.12
  • 3.4.9
  • 3.4.8
  • 3.4.7
  • 3.4.6
  • 3.4.5
  • 3.4.4
  • 3.4.3
  • 3.4.2
  • 3.4.1
  • 3.4.0
  • 3.3.18
  • 3.3.17
  • 3.3.14
  • 3.3.13
  • 3.3.12
  • 3.3.11
  • 3.3.9
  • 3.3.8
  • 3.3.5
  • 3.3.4
  • 3.3.3
  • 3.3.2
  • 3.3.1
  • 3.2.9
  • 3.2.8
  • 3.2.7
  • 3.2.6
  • 3.2.4
  • 3.2.3
  • 3.2.2
  • 3.2.0
  • 3.1.5
  • 3.1.3
  • 3.1.2
  • 3.1.1
  • 3.0.8
  • 3.0.7
  • 3.0.4
  • 3.0.3
  • 3.0.2
  • 3.0.1
  • 3.0.0

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