GitHub Desktop
GitHub's official desktop client enabling beginners to easily start version control with visual Git operations
Navigation shortcuts that streamline project management foundations with repository creation, opening, cloning, and basic operations
Ctrl+N
Add New Repository
Adds a new local repository.
💡 Hint: New repository
🎯 Used when starting a new local project
Ctrl+O
Open Local Repository
Opens an existing local repository.
💡 Hint: Open local repository
🎯 Used when opening existing projects to resume work
Ctrl+Shift+O
Clone Repository from GitHub
Clones a repository from GitHub.
💡 Hint: Clone repository
🎯 Used when downloading projects from GitHub to start working
Ctrl+T
Show Repository List
Shows the repository list.
💡 Hint: Ctrl + T = repository list
🎯 Used for quickly switching between multiple projects
Ctrl+Delete
Remove Repository
Removes an existing repository.
💡 Hint: Delete repository
🎯 Used to remove unnecessary projects from the list
Ctrl+Shift+G
View Repository on GitHub
Views the repository on GitHub.
💡 Hint: GitHub
🎯 Used to check the GitHub page in the browser