GitHub Desktop

What's new in this version:

GitHub Desktop 3.4.9
Fixed:
- App no longer crash for first time users going through the welcome flow and attempting to sign in more than once
- Files configured to use the binary merge driver are now treated as binary files when resolving conflicts
- Fix UI glitch rendering tooltips

Improved:
- Replace hint text of toggle Co-Authors button with a regular tooltip
- Use OS emojis
- Insert unicode emoji
- Allow resizing Branch and Push/Pull toolbar buttons
- Upgrade Electron to v32.1.2
- The commit lists in the "Commit Reachability" dialogs are traversable in browse mode of screen readers

Removed:
- Remove ruleset bypass confirmation modal


GitHub Desktop 3.4.8
- Fixed: App no longer crash for first time users going through the welcome flow and attempting to sign in more than once


GitHub Desktop 3.4.7
- Improved: Support entering GitHub.com as a GitHub Enterprise endpoint


GitHub Desktop 3.4.6
Fixed:
- Don't show certificate error dialog when probing for endpoint kind
- Colorize multi-line strings in toml
- Unset GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR when rebasing
- Use `api.` subdomain for requests to GHE.com hosts
- Migrate existing GHE account endpoints to the new `api.` subdomain
- Right-clicking on diff checkmarks displays the context menu
- Arguments with spaces are passed correctly to custom editors or shells on Windows

Removed:
- Remove staggered updates block in about dialog


GitHub Desktop 3.4.5
Fixed:
- Quotes are preserved in custom integration arguments
- Symbolic links on Windows can be used as custom editor and shell


GitHub Desktop 3.4.4
New:
- Add support for custom editors and shells

Added:
- Add Cursor support on macOS
- Add JetBrains RustRover support

Fixed:
- The "Create a New Repository" dialog allows creation of repositories in repository subfolders
- Stop improper announcement of "dialog" role on the autocompletion suggestions popover
- The "Open a Pull Request" and "About" dialog's headings are announced via NVDA
- The branch selection popover in the "Open a Pull Request" dialog does not close on filter clearing
- The contrast ratio of icon in the diff file warnings is at least 3:1
- The "Push Local Changes" confirmation dialog users "alertdialog" role such that screen readers announce entire dialog contents
- Emoji's provide descriptions for screen readers
- Only ask for SSH credentials for the selected repository and only delete them after an authentication error

Improved:
- Screen readers will announce when users expand context in a diff
- The squash dialog provides visual input labels
- The search inputs across the app provide visual labeling in the form of a search icon
- Use CmdOrCtrl+Q for Exit shortcut on Linux
- Add support for Gnome Console, LXTerminal and Warp shells on Linux


GitHub Desktop 3.4.3
Added:
- Add Zed as an external editor option for Linux
- Shift + F10 opens context menu's on macOS

Fixed:
- Allow pushing to gists
- The copy button announces when clicked in VoiceOver
- Context menu actions in the diff are accessible via keyboard
- Add/Remove Co-authors hint text is positioned correctly when scrolling through the changes list
- VoiceOver can now use browser mode on the diff
- Increased contrast of several texts and icons in the app
- Add aria-expanded and aria-controls attributes to Stashed Changes button
- Hunk header text color contrast ratio is greater than 4.5:1


GitHub Desktop 3.4.2
New:
- Option to use Git Credential Manager for repositories hosted outside of GitHub.com

New:
- Allow customizing tab character width in spaces

Fixed:
- Remote urls containing spaces are now displayed in their entirety in the remote settings screen

Fixed:
- Newly uploaded images are rendered in Pull Request comments and reviews


GitHub Desktop 3.4.1
- Fixed: Using hooks on Windows no longer results in an "command not found" error


GitHub Desktop 3.4.0
New:
- Reset to a previous commit

Added:
- Add accessibility settings to toggle link underlines and diff check marks

Fixed:
- Support multiple accounts for remote urls that differ in path
- Refreshing repository indicators will not invalidate credentials
- Clear stored credentials when authentication fails on insecure http hosts

Improved:
- The generic git auth dialog contents are announced to users of screen readers
- The diff line numbers and line group controls show check marks so color is not the sole medium to determine inclusion into a commit
- Links are underlined by default


GitHub Desktop 3.3.18
Fixed:
- Prevent Pull Request comment or review dialog from moving constantly under some circumstances
- Prevent Pull Request notification dialogs from truncating long Pull Request titles
- The welcome start flow content does not overlap or clip when zoomed
- Clear stored credentials when authentication fails on insecure http hosts

Improved:
- Improved accessibility of checks failed notification dialog by moving "Re-run checks" button out of the heading element
- Upgrade embedded Git to v2.43.4 on macOS, and to v2.43.4.windows.1 on Windows


GitHub Desktop 3.3.17
Fixed:
- Pushing and pulling repositories using Git LFS no longer causes an indefinite loop

Improved:
- Improve the accessibility of the tabs in the preferences dialog for users of screen readers
- Always focus the first focusable element in the preferences dialog on open


GitHub Desktop 3.3.16
- Resolved auth failures when interacting with repositories hosted on non-GitHub hosts


GitHub Desktop 3.3.14
Fixed:
- The tab panel semantics in the "Publish Repository" and "Clone a Repository" are announced by screen readers
- The check all button in the diff always only represents one selectable group
- Images diffs of less than 200px in width do not render with a zero width for diff views other than `2-up`
- Fix list accessibility semantics of the Pull Request list
- Fix screen reader support of warning dialogs
- Selecting the "Configure manually" radio option does not cause unexpected focus shift to the name input in the Git Configuration page of the welcome flow
- All dialogs can be closed by pressing Esc

Improved:
- The force push warning in the push dropdown now has a contrast of 4.5:1
- Hyphen replacement and invalid sanitized name warnings and errors in the create branch and create repository dialogs are associated to the input by the aria-describedby attribute
- Add VapourSynth script files (.vpy) to test/x-python
- The text contrast of tutorial steps when closed is 4.5:1
- Upgrade to Electron v28.2.3

Removed:
- Remove support for macOS 10.13 and 10.14


GitHub Desktop 3.3.13
Fixed:
- Fix layout issues in 2-up image diffing when images are too small
- The "Show whitespace changes?" popover can be closed by pressing Escape
- Added announcing the number of results to the diff search via screen readers

Improved:
- Git errors due to bad config values are surfaced in the UI
- The pull request check run popover is now keyboard accessible
- The pull request check run popover button is now keyboard accessible
- Add the aria-label attribute to our markdown iframes to clarify their purpose to users of screen readers in browse mode.
- Add support for newer versions of Alacritty shell
- Upgrade embedded Git to v2.43.3 on macOS, and to v2.43.0.windows.1 on Windows, and Git LFS to v3.5.1


GitHub Desktop 3.3.12
Fixed:
- On Windows, PATH environment variable with values longer than 1024 are not truncated

Improved:
- Added semantic and keyboard accessible check all button for a groups of consecutive selectable rows in the diff
- Prevent upgrading from macOS 10.13 and 10.14 as soon to be unsupported
- Update banners will only dismiss when closing with the dismiss button
- Add the "link" role to the "Open pull request" button in tutorial sidebar


GitHub Desktop 3.3.11
- Fixed: Copying lines in the side by side diff does not add new lines between each line when pasted


GitHub Desktop 3.3.10
Fixed:
- The last lines in diffs are visible when warning banners are displayed
- Ignore a file's parent directories on Windows


GitHub Desktop 3.3.9
Fixed:
- The line number inclusion controls are semantic checkboxes and are keyboard accessible
- Copying commit SHAs from submodule diffs is keyboard accessible
- Show avatars of bot accounts such as dependabot
- Focus outline is visible on the diff
- Selecting or deselecting lines in a diff by dragging the mouse now scrolls the contents as needed
- Last line of diffs can be selected when the file didn't have a new line at the end
- Promote line endings change warning from icon to a banner, improving its accessibility
- Amending a commit in non-GitHub repositories restores the commit message
- The merge dialog submit button is available when conflicts are detected
- Avatars are once again loading for GitHub Enterprise Server users
- Lists scroll and render as expected when scrolling by dragging the scrollbar on Windows
- External editor or shell failure error will open to integration settings

Improved:
- Add `pyi` to syntax highlighting
- Syntax highlighting now supports .cmake, .cxx, .hh, .hxx, and .xsd files
- Apply Markdown highlighting to .mdx files
- Implemented folder ignore with all parent directories


GitHub Desktop 3.3.8
Fixed:
- The merge dialog submit button is available when conflicts are detected
- Avatars are once again loading for GitHub Enterprise Server users


GitHub Desktop 3.3.7
Fixed:
- Merge branch dialog's merge preview no longer shows stale merge check data
- Co-authors are restored as such when a commit is amended
- Tags with commas are no longer truncated to the first comma
- The "Reveal in Finder" context menu option in the conflict resolution dialog no longer causes Finder to be unresponsive
- Clicking on the commit message length warning does not close the squash commit dialog
- Fix Alacritty bundle ID on macOS
- Merge branch dialog no longer shows flickering merge preview when switching branches
- Diff no longer jumps when scrolling after pressing expansion buttons
- Use list semantics in job step lists for improved accessibility
- Fix heading levels used in dialogs for improved accessibility

Improved:
- Replace the "Default branch name for new repositories" radio button setting with a more accessible and inclusive textbox input and description
- The "You're Done" header is focused after tutorial completion so it is announced and screen reader users are made aware of the completion screen
- Checkboxes always have unique id's for label association
- Better visibility of checkbox focus indicator
- Improve inclusivity and clarification of branch name change warning.
- Focus moves to closest expansion button or diff container after expansion
- Tooltips can be dismissed with the escape key
- Semantically grouping our settings radio and checkbox groups so their group headers will be announced to screen reader users.
- The "Other" email description is announced on input focus in the git config form
- Move the repository list on the "Let's get started!" screen to the left hand side so it can be the first logical tab placement.
- Increased the specificity of the "Sign In" and "Sign Out" buttons in the Account settings


GitHub Desktop 3.3.6
Fixed:
- Previewing a pull request with a deleted image file no longer errors with "The path does not exist on disk"
- Empty lines are included when copying text from diffs
- A copied full line from a diff now includes a trailing newline
- Creating pull requests from a renamed branch uses the branch name in the remote
- On macOS Sonoma, the VoiceOver regression preventing our dialog headers announcements has been fixed
- Squash dialog is not shown again after finishing another squashing operation where uncommitted changes were present and had to be stashed

Improved:
- Added the ability to open your global .gitconfig file in your selected external editor
- Fixed `Github` -> `GitHub` typo in repository settings
- Screen readers announce group name when navigating through grouped lists
- The history commit summary header is now expandable making the tool-tipped meta data keyboard accessible
- Reordering commits is now keyboard accessible
- The conflicts resolution dialog now has a success banner that is screen reader announced that summarize actions taken
- The pull request branch selection popover header is announced by screen readers
- Prevent possible duplicate announcement of button labeling to screen reader users
- Improve keyboard and screen reader support for banners


GitHub Desktop 3.3.5
Added:
- Syntax highlighting now supports .cc files

Fixed:
- Long file paths are correctly truncated in the conflicts dialog


GitHub Desktop 3.3.4
Added:
- Added Cursor support on macOS
- Add support for Pulsar code editor on Linux
- Add Eclipse IDE integrations for macOS

Fixed:
- Fix JetBrains PhpStorm capitalization
- Screen readers announce contents of error dialog when attempting to perform certain operations while local changes are present
- Screen readers announce contents of app error dialogs
- Screen readers announce contents of merge, rebase, interactive rebase abort confirmation dialogs
- Pasting long texts in the commit summary textbox does not show a scrollbar in the left pane
- Tab characters in diffs are rendered correctly
- Close button in release notes dialog can be clicked
- Scrolling works as expected in the "Commit Reachability" dialog
- Tip of comment bubbles in Pull Request notifications is rendered correctly

Improved:
- Added a setting to allow toggling the availability of the commit message length warning
- Added accessibility label to filter textbox in the History tab
- Improved clarity of the structure of dialogs by using `h2` elements for their titles
- Display co-authors button additional information when it's focused via keyboard navigation
- When focusing the rebase/merge/squash button, screen readers announce the outcome of the operation
- Clarified the outcome of toggling the setting under "Background Updates" in the "Advanced" settings
- Undo link when resolving conflicts is now a button


GitHub Desktop 3.3.3
- Improved: Upgrade to Electron v24.8.3


GitHub Desktop 3.3.2
Fixed:
- Use forked repository when checking repo rules on forks
- On macOs, the scroll bar only present when scrolling no longer overlaps conflict resolution buttons
- Allow rebasing even when the branch is a direct descendant of the base branch
- Branch name pattern regex no longer causes an automatic failure in the "Create a Branch" dialog.
- Make clear button in input text boxes keyboard accessible
- Make the create and clone repository dialogs accessible when the app is zoomed in and the window is small
- Fix keyboard navigation in filtered lists
- Pressing Tab from the "Select branch to compare…" filter input textbox focuses on the first branch in the list
- Fix "Invalid numstat line" error when trying to preview a pull request

Improved:
- After undo, the focus is set to the changes tab instead of the entire document body
- Commit text inputs retain focus while committing


GitHub Desktop 3.3.1
Fixed:
- Support the repository rule to enforce commit signing
- Keyboard navigation in lists reintroduced


GitHub Desktop 3.3.0
New:
- Initial support for repository rules

Fixed:
- Recreate stash after renaming branch
- Fix loop creating a new repository that already exists, or trying to add a repository that doesn't exist
- Allow cloning repositories that have git as a suffix
- Fix accessibility semantics of root items of the app menu bar
- Double clicking the checkbox of a changed file does not open that file in the external editor
- Expand buttons in the diff are keyboard navigable

Improved:
- Improve light mode color contrast of lines added and deleted
- Dropdown select buttons have aria attributes
- Dropdown select button menu items are keyboard navigable and have aria attributes
- Prevent interrupting verbose announcements of branch count on branch dropdown open for screen reader users


GitHub Desktop 3.2.9
- Fix the inability to log into GHES


GitHub Desktop 3.2.8
New:
- Checkout a commit from the History tab
- Add Double Click to Open in Default Editor
- Show when a repository has been archived in the clone dialog

Added:
- Add Zed Preview as an external editor option
- Add support for Pulsar code editor on Windows

Fixed:
- The force push loading state is screen reader announced
- Improve readability of file statuses for keyboard-only users
- Fix detection of VSCodium Insiders for Windows
- Enable context menu keyboard shortcut for file lists
- Adds a workaround for the macOS Ventura `aria-labelledby` and `aria-describedby` regressions such that dialog titles are always announced
- Screen readers announce the status of files within a commit
- Fix not recognizing remote for partial clone/fetch
- Fix association of repositories using nonstandard usernames

Improved:
- Screen readers announce "overwrite stash" and "discard stash" confirmation dialogs
- Screen readers announce contents of Delete Tag confirmation dialog
- The stash restore button's description is associated to the restore button
- The delete branch dialog's contents are announced as alert dialogs.
- Improve branch dropdown tabs screen reader support
- The rename dialog warnings are placed before the branch name input
- The "Restore" button in stashed changes is not disabled when uncommitted changes are present
- Improve contrast of text to links in dark and light themes
- The errors and warnings in the "Create a New Repository" dialog are screen reader announced
- Add `aria-label` and `aria-expanded` attributes to diff options button
- Screen readers announce the number of pull requests found after refreshing the list
- The context menu for the History view items can be invoked by keyboard shortcuts


GitHub Desktop 3.2.7
Fixed:
- Improved performance when selecting and viewing a large number of commits
- Fix crash using Edit -> Copy menu when no text is selected in the diff
- Emoji autocomplete list highlights filter text correctly
- Allow filtering autocomplete results using uppercase characters


GitHub Desktop 3.2.6
- Fixed: The list of the repositories under the filter box on the "Let's get started!" page is visible


GitHub Desktop 3.2.4
Fixed:
- The misattributed commit avatar popover no longer causes the changes list to have scrollbars
- Autocompletion list is always visible regardless of its position on the screen
- Close Squash Commit Message dialog on squash start
- Multi-commit diffing produces the same results whether you select up to down or down to up

Removed:
- Remove support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1


GitHub Desktop 3.2.3
New:
- Add fetch and force-push actions in a dropdown as an alternative to the main Pull/Push/Publish action button
- Get notified when someone comments your pull requests

Added:
- Add support for VimR code editor on macOS

Fixed:
- Preview pull request button in the no local changes suggested next action isn't intermittently disabled
- NVDA reads number of suggestions when an autocompletion list shows up
- The undo commit confirmation modal message is screen reader announced
- Clipping and overlapping of the changes list is fixed at 200% zoom
- The commit message avatar is now a toggle tip making the commit author details keyboard accessible
- The commit length hint is keyboard and screen reader accessible
- The changes list header checkbox tooltip description is announced by screen readers
- The changes list header checkbox tooltip is keyboard accessible
- Announce a file's state of inclusion in the commit on the changes list
- Display focus ring around focused control after dismissing a dialog

Improved:
- Add icons for tabs in Repository settings dialog
- Use correct name for VSCodium editor
- Styling improvements on Linux to scroll bars and default layouts
- Include remote branches in search for default branch
- Identify the changes list and history commit list as the changes and history tab panels for screen readers
- Windows title bar controls do not interrupt screen readers in browse mode
- Make radio theme selection look like radio buttons
- Improve accessibility of GitHub Enterprise login flow
- Screen readers announce sign in errors


GitHub Desktop 3.2.2
- Improved: Upgrade embedded Git to 2.39.3


GitHub Desktop 3.2.1
Added:
- Add Zed as an external editor option
- Add support for Pulsar code editor on macOS.

Fixed:
- Misattributed warning is announced in 'Git' preferences/options by screen readers
- Remove check for update error modal when no internet connection or computer has been asleep
- Update diff after adding or removing trailing newlines to a file
- The Preferences/Options dialog content is still visible when zoomed
- Up/down arrow can be used to navigate autocomplete lists like emoji again
- Large diff messaging styled consistently in pull request preview
- Fix support of newer versions of RStudio

Improved:
- Show repositories available for cloning as they're received for users with access to lots of repositories
- Update preferences dialog to maintain a consistent size when switching between tabs
- Focus history and changes list when accessed via keyboard shortcut or menu
- On Windows, app level menu bar and menu items are announced by screen readers
- Keyboard shortcuts for resizing app sidebar and file lists
- Misattributed commit popover does not clip when app is zoomed
- Accessibility improvements for the co-authors input
- Commit completion status is announced by screen readers
- Improve accessibility of dialogs for screen reader users
- Accessibility improvements for autocompletion suggestions
- Learn more links are descriptive for screen readers
- Popover titles are announced by screen readers
- Show offset focus ring for buttons, vertical tabs etc
- Application main menu on Windows doesn't clip when zoom is set to 200%
- Button and text box contrast bumps
- Other email input in "Git" preferences/Options and misattributed popover email select have a screen readable label
- Add/remove co-authors button is now keyboard accessible


GitHub Desktop 3.2.0
New:
- Preview your pull request - view a diff of changes in your current branch

Added:
- Add Tabby terminal integration for macOS
- Add JetBrains DataSpell support
- Editors installed with JetBrains Toolbox supported on Linux
- Support for numerous additional editors on Linux

Fixed:
- Include renamed files in the commit summary changed files tooltip

Improved:
- The context menu for a file in the changed files list can be invoked by keyboard shortcuts
- The file status of a changed file is announced by screen readers
- The changes list announces file selection position with screen readers
- The 'x' close button on dialogs is keyboard accessible
- Focus on first suitable child in sign in flow
- The misattributed warning popover is accessible through keyboard navigation


GitHub Desktop 3.1.8
Added:
- Add JetBrains CLion support on macOS

Fixed:
- Fix crash launching the app on Apple silicon devices
- Trim leading and trailing whitespace in URLs of repository remotes
- Fix support for the latest versions of RStudio on Windows
- Fix support for latest versions of VSCodium on Windows


GitHub Desktop 3.1.7
- Improved: Upgrade embedded Git to 2.39.2


GitHub Desktop 3.1.6
Improved:
- Upgrade embedded Git to 2.39.1 and Git LFS to 3.3.0


GitHub Desktop 3.1.5
Added:
- Enable menu option to Force-push branches that have diverged
- Add menu option to Fetch the current repository at any time
- Add support for JetBrains Toolbox and JetBrains Fleet editor for Windows
- Add support for Emacs editor for Linux
- Add Jetbrains PhpStorm and WebStorm Editors for Linux
- Support VSCodium as an external editor

Fixed:
- Hide window instead of hiding the app on macOS
- Only left mouse clicks invoke dragging in the commit list
- Selected list items stay selected when scrolling
- Stick to one tooltip at a time in the repository list
- Notifications of Pull Request reviews are displayed for forked repositories
- Notifications when checks of a Pull Request fail are displayed for forked repositories
- Prevent closing GitHub Desktop while it's being updated
- Notifications are shown only when they are relevant to the current repository
- The repository change indicator is visible if repository list item is selected and in focus
- Tooltips are positioned properly if mouse is not moved
- Tooltips of long commit author emails wrap to multiple lines
- Clone repository progress bar no longer hidden by repository list

Improved:
- Ability to copy tag names from the commit list
- The dropdown selection component is keyboard navigable
- The diff view now highlights Arduino's `.ino` files as C++ source
- Close repository list after creating or adding repositories
- Always show an error message when an update fails


GitHub Desktop 3.1.4
Improved:
- Upgrade embedded Git to 2.35.6


GitHub Desktop 3.1.3
Fixed:
- Disable reorder, squashing, cherry-picking while an action of this type is in progress
- Using the key command of 'Shift' + 'ArrowDown' adds the next commit below the current selection to the selection
- Close 'Resolve conflicts before Rebase' dialog will not disable menu items
- Fix commit shortcut (Ctrl/Cmd + Enter) while amending a commit


GitHub Desktop 3.1.2
- Improved: Upgrade embedded Git to 2.35.5


GitHub Desktop 3.1.1
Fixed:
- App correctly remembers undo commit prompt setting


GitHub Desktop 3.0.8
Fixed:
- Fix system animations on Windows
- The app window doesn't overlap the taskbar on Windows
- The app window doesn't fit on the screen when using scaled UI on Windows


GitHub Desktop 3.0.7
Fixed:
- Do not show login prompt when repositories are fetched

Improved:
- On Apple silicon devices running unoptimized builds, auto-update on first run to an optimized build


GitHub Desktop 3.0.6
Added:
- Add Warp terminal integration for macOS
- Add context menu to the Current Branch and Current Repository toolbar

Fixed:
- Older versions of Sublime Text and SlickEdit are also recognized as external editors
- Fix commit shortcut (Ctrl/Cmd + Enter)
- Add PyCharm Community Edition support on macOS
- Unified diff line gutter context menu items for discard changes no longer enabled when whitespace is hidden
- 'Show Whitespace Changes' popover appears as expected on unified diff
- On pull or fetch, make sure the default branch is updated to match the repository settings
- Show 'Email' label on the preferences form when user is not signed in
- Fix invalid URL state while the "Clone Repository" modal is open
- Fix commit description with three lines overflowing when it shouldn't
- Fix notifications on Windows 10 builds prior to the Creators Update
- 'Update from default branch` menu item allows quick merge of upstream

Improved:
- Add ability to skip staggered release to ensure the latest version is downloaded


GitHub Desktop 3.0.5
- Fixed: Surface again Git's warning about unsafe directories and provide a way to trust repositories not owned by the current user


GitHub Desktop 3.0.4
- Upgrade embedded Git to 2.35.4


GitHub Desktop 3.0.3
Added:
- Add Aptana Studio support

Fixed:
- Fix crash when user's locale is unsupported by the spellchecker
- On Windows, remember the app's zoom level on update
- Fix Markdown syntax highlighting

Improved:
- Add context menu option to copy repository paths
- Allow copying paths when multiple files are selected
- Add support for SSH password prompts when accessing repositories


GitHub Desktop 3.0.2
Fixed:
- Fix crash launching the app on macOS High Sierra
- Terminate all GitHub Desktop processes on Windows when the app is closed


GitHub Desktop 3.0.1
Added:
- Add support for PyCharm Community Edition on Windows
- Add support for highlighting .mjs/.cjs/.mts/.cts files as JavaScript/TypeScript

Fixed:
- Prevent crash when encountering a large number of conflicts while checking for ability to merge branch
- Url encode branch names when 'Viewing Branch in Github' is selected
- Fix opening files with Android Studio
- Checks popover summary correctly reflects a successful conclusion when skipped or neutral checks are present
- Long lists of conflicted files to commit or files to discard can be scrolled
- Fix random crashes when external apps probe GitHub Desktop trampoline port

Improved:
- Display a banner when we have a pretext release note to highlight the new feature
- Enable interactions with notifications from previous app sessions
- Improve feedback about user permission to display notifications
- Add ability to have showcasing of features through release notes
- User can see all releases notes between their current version and the latest update

Removed:
- Outdated new drag and drop and split diff new feature callouts removed


GitHub Desktop 3.0.0
New:
- Get notified when your pull requests are reviewed

Fixed:
- Default to merging when pulling without a configured preference between merge or rebase

Improved:
- Add ability to re-run individual and failed GitHub Action checks


GitHub Desktop 2.9.15
Fixed:
- Support trusting repositories on network shares (Windows)

Improved:
- Redesigned dialog for re-running checks


GitHub Desktop 2.9.14
- Improved: Surface Git's warning about unsafe directories and provide a way to trust repositories not owned by the current user


GitHub Desktop 2.9.13
Added:
- Add ability to include or exclude multiple selected files for a commit from the context menu
- Add "View Branch on GitHub" to the branches menu

Fixed:
- Fix CI check status popover not closing when clicking on PR badge
- Fix checks list overflow handling on re-run checks dialog
- Pull requests adhere to temporal laws again
- Fix repository group header overflow when text is too long
- Clone dialog "Choose" button uses an open dialog for directory selection on Windows

Improved:
- Add a link under "Enable notifications" settings to the user's OS system notification settings


GitHub Desktop 2.9.12
Added:
- Add support for Brackets Editor on Windows
- Add support for JetBrains RubyMine on Windows
- Add support for JetBrains GoLand on Windows
- Add support for Android Studio on Windows

Fixed:
- Escape special characters when adding a file to .gitignore
- Show warning when attempting to commit files exceeding 100 MiB
- Allow selecting emojis in commit text
- Merge dialog options dropdown does not cause dialog scrolling
- Usernames displayed in repository list respect username casing
- Coauthor doesn't steal input focus while inputting commit message in squashing dialog
- Repository path validation for adding a repository doesn't erase keystrokes
- Command Line Tool ignores command aliases set by user on macOS

Improved:
- Relative time formatting consistent with dotcom
- Prompt to initialize Git LFS cannot be dismissed by clicking outside of it
- Add link to open fork settings when creating new branch on a forked repository
- Render native elements such as scrollbars and checkboxes as dark when using a dark theme


GitHub Desktop 2.9.11
Added:
- Add tooltip to show types of file changes in a commit - #13957. Thanks @uttiya10!

Fixed:
- Discarding submodules with spaces in their relative path now correctly updates the submodule instead of moving it to Trash
- Prevent crash report dialog from appearing when launching on macOS Catalina or earlier
- Pre-fill clone path with repository name
- Allow discarding changes in scenarios where they cannot be moved to Trash
- "Create New Repository" dialog preserves the path set from "Add Local Repository" dialog
- Treat the old and new format of private email addresses equally when showing commit attribution warning
- Repositories containing untracked submodules no longer display a duplicated first character on Windows


GitHub Desktop 2.9.10
- New: Initial support for system notifications when checks fail
- Fixed: Unicode emoji on Windows are rendered in the correct position
- Fixed: Fix crash logging under some circumstances


GitHub Desktop 2.9.9
Fixed:
- "Create New Repository" dialog preserves the path set from "Add Local Repository" dialog
- User guides now opens the correct page
- Fixes crash on some Windows machines


GitHub Desktop 2.9.8
Fixed:
- Unicode emoji on Windows no longer render as monochrome outlines
- App no longer hangs when discarding changes in some scenarios
- App no longer crashes intermittently when rebasing and cherry-picking
- Fix crash when attempting to move the app to the /Applications folder on macOS
- App no longer crashes when checking for updates while the closing the window
- Restore application icon in "Apps & Features" on Windows

Improved:
- Relative dates in branch menu and commit history match


GitHub Desktop 2.9.7
Added:
- Support pushing workflow files for GitHub Actions to GitHub Enterprise Server
- Support CLion as an external editor

Fixed:
Don't show web flow committer on GitHub Enterprise Server
- Cherry-pick success message always correctly reflects target branch
- Fix error managing remotes under some circumstances
- Add "Copy Relative File Path" option to changed files' context menu
- Fix CLI tool on macOS Monterey
- Fix close button in full screen mode on macOS
- Commit message dialog background styles match dialog
- Ensure job steps on pull request check run list are always present

Improved:
-Changes within lines are presented the same way in side-by-side and unified diffs
- Select integration tab automatically when changing default editor
- The check runs list for pull requests with multiple branches displays all actions workflow steps and headers
- Check run group headers and checks stay in view while scrolling the sub checks or job steps
- Take aliases into account when sorting repositories
- Support avatars on GitHub Enterprise Server
- Fetch before trying to follow a URL link to a specific branch
- Add "View on GitHub" context menu option to repository list items
- Signal when a commit summary is getting long
- Remove unnecessary punctuation in appearance settings


GitHub Desktop 2.9.6
Added:
- View and re-run the check runs for the checked out pull request

Fixed:
- Tooltip improvements and polish
- Stashing dialog no longer hangs when initiating cherry-pick in some circumstances
- Rebase no longer hangs after conflicts resolved when initiated through pull conflict error


GitHub Desktop 2.9.5
Added:
- Add custom tooltips for quicker and more helpful information
- Support PyCharm as an external editor

Fixed:
- Prevent inactive selected state from disappearing on lists
- Fix click area to select hunk on both sides of diff
- Replace dialog animations with fade when user prefers reduced motion

Improved:
- Warn users when files contain bidirectional Unicode text
- Change wording for default branch name option


GitHub Desktop 2.9.4
Added:
- Add syntax mapping for HAML
- Add support for WezTerm on macOS
- Add a menu item to view a committed file change on GitHub

Fixed:
- Diffs are scrolled to the top when switching between files
- Fix SSH prompt for unknown hosts in some scenarios
- Apply syntax highlighting when viewing a small change for the first time
- Wrap long email addresses in the misattributed commit warning popover
- Refresh diffs when application receives focus
- Only consider tokens invalid when 401 error comes from GitHub Enterprise
- Show "add repo" dialog when opening repo from CLI
- Continue merge flow after merge conflicts are resolved with external conflict tool
- Prevent crash on successful merge after conflicts resolved
- Use same width for hunk expansion handles as we do for line numbers
- Use the correct icon for diff expansion

Improved:
- Add offending file name to the file exceeds size limit error
- Show a message explaining why line selection is disabled when hiding whitespace
- Upgrade embedded Git to v2.32.0 on macOS, and to v2.32.0.windows.2 on Windows
- Remove gaps in the commit message container revealing a different background
- Add clearer verbiage in the "remove repository" dialog
- Update grammar for "repo deletion" and "couldn't find pull request" error messages
- Show confirmation dialog for SSH host key verification


GitHub Desktop 2.9.3
Fixed:
- Fix Notepad++ and RStudio integration on Windows
- Add minor version support for JetBrains IDEs on Windows


GitHub Desktop 2.9.2
Fixed:
- Fix scrolling performance issue for large diffs


GitHub Desktop 2.9.1
Added:
- Add Fluent Terminal shell support
- Add support for IntelliJ CE for macOS
- Show number of lines changed in a commit

Fixed:
- Enable 'Open in External Editor' for bat/cmd/sh/exe files
- Green circle in progress dialog remains round when commits have long descriptions
- History tab shows all commits as the user scrolls down
- Remove border of Repository and Branch foldouts in dark theme
- Render links in commit messages when they are at the beginning of a line
- Show co-authors from undone commits
- Show SSH prompts (key passphrase, adding host, etc.) to users via dialog

Improved:
- Add support for more versions of JetBrains IDEs on Windows
- Change the diff gutter width based on number of lines in diff
- Check invalidated tokens and prompt the user to sign in again
- Double-click an option when switching branches to confirm how changed files are handled
- Improve auth error and prompt to suggest the user use a PAT instead of password
- Increase visibility of misattributed commit warning in dark mode
- Reduce time needed to make a commit
- Use "Recycle Bin" name only on Windows
- Windows users can use the system OpenSSH for their Git repositories


GitHub Desktop 2.9.0
New:
- Reorder commits with drag and drop in your commit history
- Create a branch from any commit in your history
- Amend the most recent commit on your branch
- Squash commits in the history tab with drag and drop and a context menu
- Squash and merge option available when merging branches

Added:
- Add support for Sublime Text 4 on Windows

Improved:
- Show warning before undoing commit if it potentially conflicts with changes in working directory

Fixed:
- Remove extra space in drag & drop tooltips


GitHub Desktop 2.8.3
Fixed:
- Renamed repositories no longer clash with new repositories of the same name
- Expanding files no longer shows duplicated lines
- Long emails are truncated in the Git config

Improved:
- Allow copying branch and repository names to clipboard
- Allow creating a new branch from filtering by just hitting Enter


GitHub Desktop 2.8.1
- Fixed: Disable partial change selection in split view while whitespace changes are hidden


GitHub Desktop 2.8.0
New:
- Expand diffs to view more context around your changes
- Create aliases for repositories you want to be displayed differently in the repository list

Added:
- Hide whitespace in diffs on Changes tab

Fixed:
- Show correct state of remote branch when deleting local branches3
- Display the full branch name in a tooltip when hovering over a branch in the branches

Improved:
- Display full progress description when cloning a repository
- Cherry-pick multiple non-sequential commits
- Create a branch during cherry-picking via drag and drop
- Show an alert when the app fails to move itself to the Applications folder on macOS
- Use a save dialog when choosing where to clone a repo


GitHub Desktop 2.7.2
Added:
- Create branch during cherry-picking via the context menu
- Suggest macOS users move the app to `/Applications` to prevent issues

Fixed:
- Undo cherry-picking onto a remote branch now works as expected
- Dragging commits onto current branch no longer results in a broken state
- Get correct commit summary info in rebase

Improved:
- Cancel drag operation with escape key
- Cherry-pick commits onto a pull request with drag and drop
- Option to change the spellcheck language to English for Windows users whose system language is not English
- Update how privacy and usage stats info is communicated
- Remote Git operations are faster and less prone to errors on Windows


GitHub Desktop 2.7.1
New:
- Cherry-picking is available! Copy commits from one branch to another using drag and drop or from a context menu

GitHub Desktop 2.7.0
Added:
- Add support for RStudio Editor
Improved:
- Use system theme as default


GitHub Desktop 2.6.6
Fixed:
- Commit attribution warning is not shown for emails with different capitalization

Improved:
- Upgrade embedded Git to v2.29.3 on macOS, and to v2.29.2.windows.4 on Windows


GitHub Desktop 2.6.5
- Fixed: Performing remote Git operations could crash the app


GitHub Desktop 2.6.4
Added:
- Allow users to rename and delete branches via a new context menu on branches in the branches list

Fixed:
- Allow users to modify git config on a per repository basis
- The app is not maximized on macOS every time the user clicks on the app's icon in the dock
- Always respect the default branch name chosen by the user
- Notepad++ does not close when GitHub Desktop closes

Improved:
- Update app icon for Windows
- Suggest emails from GitHub accounts and warn about misattributed commits in the commit message area
- Suggest emails from GitHub accounts and warn about misattributed commits in onboarding and preferences
- Remote Git operations are faster and less prone to errors on Windows
- Automatic branch fast-forwarding is now faster


GitHub Desktop 2.6.3
Improved:
- Upgrade embedded Git to v2.29.2
- Enable spellcheck on commit summary and description
- Update app icon for macOS

Fixed:
- Remote Git operations (like cloning a repo) won't fail on old macOS versions
- Fast-forward all possible branches except the current branch when fetching


GitHub Desktop 2.6.2
Improved:
- Upgrade embedded Git LFS to 2.13.2

Fixed:
- Pull requests no longer fail to update until the user switches repositories
- Fork behavior changes are now reflected in the app immediately
- Checking out a pull request from a fork for the first time now correctly identifies the remote branch to create the branch from
- Don't offer to stash changes when clicking on the currently checked out branch in the branch list
- Forked repository remotes are no longer removed when there are local branches tracking them
- Avoid bright flash for users of the dark theme when launching the app maximized
- VSCodium is now detected as an editor on Windows


GitHub Desktop 2.6.1
Improved:
- Clearer menu label for reverting commits

Fixed:
- Refresh branches after creating a new branch
- Correct image diff swipe mode layout
- Very large text diffs could cause the app to crash when viewed in split diff mode
- Let the user know when a checkout fails due to use of assume-unchanged or skip-worktre
- Always show confirmation prompt before overwriting existing stash entry
- The fullscreen keyboard shortcut on macOS now works when using split diff mode


GitHub Desktop 2.6.0
- Split diffs! Toggle between viewing diffs in split or unified mode
- Use Page down, Page up, Home, and End keys to navigate and select items in lists
- Add `toml` syntax highlight
- Add support for Nova as external editor on macOS
- Restore Windows menu keyboard accessibility
- Actions in context menu of a non-selected file act on the chosen one instead of the previous one
- Correct title bar height on macOS Big Sur
- Fix broken issues links in release notes
- Fix overflow issues with long branch names
- Images fit correctly in the diff view when their sizes have changed
- Repository indicator refresh can no longer be manually triggered when disabled
- Resolving a conflicted file added in both the source and target branch no longer results in merge conflict markers appearing in the merge commit
- Small partial commit of very large text files no longer intermittently fails due to unexpected diff resultt
- Long commit message are scrollable again
- Sign in to GitHub.com with username/password is no longer supported to improve account security


GitHub Desktop 2.5.7
Improved:
- Upgrade embedded Git LFS


GitHub Desktop 2.5.6
New:
- Newly created repositories use 'main' as the default branch name
- Users can configure the default branch name in Preferences/Options
- Show status of GitHub Action runs for pull requests
- Differentiate between draft and regular Pull Requests

Added:
- Periodic background fetch and status updates can now be disabled in the Advanced section of Preferences/Options
- Syntax highlighting for ASP.Net and unified diff / patch

Improved:
- Allow renaming the default branch
- Show which files are blocking a merge-like operation
- Updated icons and border radiuses to align with GitHub
- Show loading indicator when committing a merge
- Show confirmation that branch is already up to date when merging from default branch
- Enter key now initiates action in rebase and merge dialogs
- After failing to move a repository to Trash, show error and keep the repository listed in Desktop
- Email address validation in welcome flow and preferences dialog
- Show helpful error when attempting to clone non-existent or inaccessible GitHub repositories

Fixed:
- Don't update submodules when discarding files
- Full screen notification is removed after a few seconds when starting the app in full screen
- Update rebase progress parser to parse output from the merge rebase backend
- Only show full screen toast notification when making the app window full-screen
- Ensure application window doesn't overlap second monitor
- Use UNIX line endings in WSL GitHub helper script

Removed:
- Remove setting to disable all certificate validation in favor of new best-effort approach


GitHub Desktop 2.5.5
Fixed:
- Don't update submodules when discarding files
- Clicking on a branch in the compare branch list resets focus to the filter text box


GitHub Desktop 2.5.4
Added:
- Suggest to stash changes when trying to do an operation that requires a clean working directory
- Autocomplete users and issues from upstream repository when working in a fork
- Add Alacritty shell support

Fixed:
- Correct branch name in commit button when on an unborn branch
- Fix "Show in Explorer" in Windows when there are other files with the same name as the project folder
- Open the repository folder when clicking on "Show in Finder" in macOS
- Don't expand paths in the PATH environment variable during installation
- Prevent multiple search inputs from appearing in diffs
- Unable to toggle lines for partial commit of very large text files
- Fix BBEdit integration
- Fix VoiceOver navigation to re-enter application content in macOS
- Repositories with historical commits containing filenames with backslashes can now be cloned on Windows
- Valid gitignore files are now created for new Clojure, Fortran and Kotlin repositories in Windows

Improved:
- Enable discarding submodule working directory changes
- Surface progress estimation when cloning LFS repositories
- Performance and accuracy improvement when autocompleting issues and users
- Show only one error dialog when dragging multiple invalid folders to Desktop
- Pull request list is now keyboard accessible
- On Windows the Home and End keys can now be used to navigate lists
- Show progress spinner while waiting for a removed repository to get moved to trash (Windows)
- Dialogs now clear filter text boxes on Escape and closes on double Escape
- Display the selected changes count in the changes list header tooltip


GitHub Desktop 2.5.3
Added:
- Stash changes without switching branches
- Discard selection of lines from a file

Fixed:
- Display more readable messages for errors when cloning a repository
- Support launching Desktop from WSL on Windows
- Select correct branch to compare when two branches have similar names
- Make Ctrl/Cmd+W shortcut work in all dialogs
- Fix links when text wrapping is required in commit summaries
- Prevent crash when an opened repository doesn't have an owner on GitHub
- Sign in correctly when pressing "Enter" on the username/password authentication form
- Maintain selected files when navigating back to the Changes tab
- Maintain selected files when deleting a stash

Improved:
- Remove redundant progress text from Git error messages
- Remove flicker when switching between files in the changes tab
- Remove space between the number and the percent sign when showing the progress of a clone operation
- Automatically disable username and password authentication when the API no longer supports it


GitHub Desktop 2.5.2
- Enable setting to more easily work with maintained forks


GitHub Desktop 2.5.0
New:
- Add, push, and view Git tags on commit history in Desktop

Added:
- Offer option to choose file from one branch or the other when resolving merge conflicts
- Add context menu for highlighted text in diff view

Fixed:
- Retain default branch option in "Create Branch" dialog when user focuses away from Desktop

Improved:
- Clean up copy for onboarding sign-in flow
- Emphasize signing in to GitHub via browser due to username/password deprecation
- Improve error message when publishing a private repository fails
- Offer to retry if cloning a repository fails


GitHub Desktop 2.4.3
Fixed:
- Update embedded Git to avoid gitconfig errors on Windows


GitHub Desktop 2.4.2
- Fixed: Prevent autocomplete suggestions from overlapping when loading many results
- Fixed: Update embedded Git to address security vulnerability
- Improved: Redesign metadata shown in commit history


GitHub Desktop 2.4.1
Added:
- Indicate which commits have not yet been pushed to the remote in "History" tab
- Add support for JetBrains Rider as external editor
- Add support for Notepad++ as external editor on Windows

Fixed:
- Update install location of Typora to fix detection issue
- Restore developer tools accelerator on Windows
- Use upstream repository in commit message links to GitHub
- Reset scroll position to the top of the history tab after switching repositories
- Allow user to cancel rebase flow when warned about force pushing
- Update embedded Git to address security vulnerability

Improved:
- Lighten scrollbars in dark theme for higher contrast
- Display pull requests from upstream repository in pull request list


GitHub Desktop 2.4.0
New:
- Set Git proxy environment variables from system configuration automatically

Added:
- Enable creating a GitHub issue from app menu and keyboard shortcut
- Add editor support for IntelliJ Idea on macOS
- Add editor support for PhpStorm and update WebStorm
- Add shell support for Windows Terminal
- Support keyboard scrolling in diffs

Fixed:
- Ensure branch protection warning works when branch names contain special characters
- Ensure intro page is responsive when resizing the window
- Ensure local branch is also deleted when deleting a branch that no longer exists on the remote
- Restore negative space in "Files selected" graphic for Dark Theme
- Support selecting text in error dialogs
- Prevent bringing changes to another branch from failing silently
- Save the user's position within "History" and "Changes" tabs when switching

Improved:
- Update the remote url when a repository's name changes on GitHub
- Allow "Open in Desktop" button from pull requests on GitHub to open in a local fork in Desktop
- Support automatically switching between Dark and Light Theme on Windows
- Format errors containing raw Git output with fixed-width font
- Modify "View on GitHub" menu item to open upstream for local fork repositories
- Create new branches in forks from the default branch of the upstream repo
- Graduate Dark Theme out of beta


GitHub Desktop 2.3.1
Fixed:
- Don't display erroneous Git error when creating a fork
- Remove stray characters from Git progress indicators on Windows


GitHub Desktop 2.3.0
New:
- Prompt users to create a fork if they fail to push to a GitHub repository due to permissions
- Show link to upstream pull requests in pull request list of a fork
- Show a warning if the user doesn't have write access to push to the repository and offer to make a fork
- Provide configuration in Preferences to always bring or leave changes when switching branches
- Prompt users to re-authorize if required by any of their GitHub organizations

Fixed:
- Show proper dialog when push fails due to missing workflow scope
- Take users to the correct page on GitHub.com when opening a pull request in browser from a fork
- Don't suggest creating a pull request if the current branch has an open pull request targeting an upstream repo
- Remove false branch protection warning when switching branches
- Show branch protection warning after checking out protected branches outside Desktop

Improved:
- Only show branch protection warning when changed files are present
- Show an error when editing a Git configuration file fails due to existing lock file
- Update design and layout for GitHub Desktop preferences


GitHub Desktop 2.2.4
- New: Warn when committing to a protected branch
- New: Warn when committing to a repository you don't have write access to
- Added: Adding integration for Xcode as external editor
- Fixed: Update embedded Git to address security vulnerabilities
- Fixed:Changed wording to match git autocrlf behavior
- Fixed: Don't dismiss dialogs when dragging from the dialog to the backdrop
- Fixed: Fix arrow key navigation of Changes and History lists
- Fixed: Handle multibyte characters in names
- Fixed: Keep PR badge on top of progress bar
- Fixed: Prevent application crash when background process spawn fails
- Fixed: Show autocomplete suggestions on top of CodeMirror author input
- Fixed: Standardize dialogs' button orders
- Improved: Make no newline indicator in file diffs readable by screenreaders


GitHub Desktop 2.2.3
- Fixed: Prevent text overflow in crash dialog
- Fixed: Address warnings on macOS Catalina preventing app from opening after install
- Improved: Update to most recent gitignore templates


GitHub Desktop 2.2.2
Added:
- Onboarding tutorial animations help guide users to the next action
- Prompt users to re-authenticate if they are unable to push changes to a workflow file

Improved:
- Starting the tutorial is more prominent when getting started with GitHub Desktop
- Use a different editor if previously selected editor cannot be found


GitHub Desktop 2.2.1
Fixed:
- Improperly formatted url pre-filled in "Clone Repository" dialog
- VSCodium integration on macOS
- Partially hidden icon in "Open Pull Request" button


GitHub Desktop 2.2.0
New:
- Interactive tutorial for new users to become productive using Git and GitHub more quickly

Added:
- Support pushing workflow files for GitHub Actions to GitHub.com
- Enforce web flow authentication for users who are part of orgs using single sign-on
- Support CodeRunner as an external editor
- Support VSCodium as an external editor

Fixed:
- Commit description shadow visibility updates when typing
- Commit summaries with comma delimited issues are not parsed - #8162. File path truncation in merge conflicts dialog
- Git configuration fields in onboarding were not pre-filled from user's profile
- Keep conflicting untracked files when bringing changes to another branch
- Make app's version selectable in "About" dialog

Improved:
- Application menu bar is visible when no repositories have been added to the app
- Support stashing lots of untracked files on Windows
- Surface errors from branch creation to user


GitHub Desktop 2.1.3
Fixed:
- Changes from remote branch erroneously displayed on corresponding branch on Desktop
- Sign-in flow for Windows users not possible via OAuth


GitHub Desktop 2.1.2
Added:
- Syntax highlighting support for 20 more programming languages
- Kitty shell support for macOS
- Atom editor support on Windows for beta and nightly channels

Fixed:
- File checkboxes and line selection in diffs are not disabled when committing
- Small images are scaled down too much in two-up image rendering
- Manual conflict resolution for binary files always chooses same version
- Branch pruner errors on "orphaned" branches
- Prevent CodeMirror search plugin from stealing registered global keyboard shortcuts
- Update embedded Git on Windows to remove erroneous errors
- Menu state not updated for macOS after performing some actions
- Error message could appear outside the boundary of its container

Improved:
- Improved error handling when trying to rebase a ref that doesn't exist
- Expand hover area on repository list items
- Always fast forward recent branches after fetch
- Ensure recent branches are updated during remote interactions


GitHub Desktop 2.1.1
- Fixed: Update embedded Git on Windows to address security vulnerability


GitHub Desktop 2.1.0
New:
- Branches that have been merged and deleted on GitHub.com will now be pruned after two weeks

Added:
- Search text within diffs using shortcut
- Keyboard shortcut for "Discard All Changes" menu item

Fixed: