GitHub Desktop can perform a wide range of additional tasks, so if you prefer interacting with GitHub using an application, then you should check out GitHub Desktop’s docs for more information.

When it's time to evaluate a Git client, the best place to start is to examine how well the tool implements the five basic Git commands every developer should know, namely: init, config, add, status ...

Figure F The GitHub Desktop repository tutorial is a great place to start for new users. And that’s how you get started with the GitHub Desktop application.

GitHub today announced a major update to its visual Git client, GitHub Desktop. Version 1.5 introduces a new way to resolve merge conflicts, which are inevitable when working on a project with a team.