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Downloads:

699,791

Downloads of v 3.4.20:

3,187

Last Update:

24 May 2025

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • GitHub

Tags:

admin electron git github desktop typescript developer

GitHub Desktop

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3.4.20 | Updated: 24 May 2025

Downloads:

699,791

Downloads of v 3.4.20:

3,187

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • GitHub

GitHub Desktop 3.4.20

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by GitHub. The inclusion of GitHub trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify GitHub goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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All Checks are Passing

3 Passing Tests


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Passed

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install GitHub Desktop, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade GitHub Desktop, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall GitHub Desktop, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade github-desktop -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade github-desktop -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install github-desktop
  win_chocolatey:
    name: github-desktop
    version: '3.4.20'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'github-desktop' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '3.4.20'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller github-desktop
{
    Name     = "github-desktop"
    Version  = "3.4.20"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'github-desktop':
  ensure   => '3.4.20',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 24 May 2025.

Description

This essentially replaces https://chocolatey.org/packages/GitHub but is a different application.

Your Desktop upgrade.

  • Experience Electron
    Whether you’re using a Mac or Windows, Desktop Beta gives you a simplified experience with more space for what matters—your code.
  • Streamline your workflow
    Create branches, collaborate with other developers, and commit changes without touching the command line.
  • Make it your own
    Every pixel is completely open source. Build the features you need, and be a part of future GitHub Desktop releases.

legal\LICENSE.txt
Copyright (c) GitHub, Inc.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
legal\VERIFICATION.txt
VERIFICATION
Verification is intended to assist the Chocolatey moderators and community
in verifying that this package's contents are trustworthy.
 
1. Download the following installer:
    64-Bit: <https://desktop.githubusercontent.com/releases/3.4.20-d2e01c60/GitHubDesktopSetup-x64.exe>

2. You can use one of the following methods to obtain the checksum
  - Use powershell function 'Get-Filehash'
  - Use chocolatey utility 'checksum.exe'

  checksum type: sha256
  checksum64: 8879CE47C6385889F1230DC163CD228A040D60346831FAEDC2CE9B87250F6BA2
tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';
$toolsDir              = Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName    = $env:ChocolateyPackageName
  installerType  = 'exe'
  file           = (Get-Childitem -Path $toolsDir -Filter "*.exe").fullname
  checksumType   = 'sha256'
  silentArgs     = '-s'
  validExitCodes = @(0)
  softwareName   = 'GitHub Desktop'
}

Install-ChocolateyInstallPackage @packageArgs

Start-Sleep -Seconds 60

Remove-Item "$toolsDir\*.exe" -Force -EA SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';

$packageName    = 'github-desktop'
$softwareName   = 'GitHub Desktop'
$fileType       = 'exe'
$silentArgs     = '--uninstall -s'
$validExitCodes = @(0)

[array] $key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName $softwareName
 
if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
    $key | % { 
        if ($_.UninstallString) {
            function Split-CommandLine {
                param([string] $file)
                return $file
            }
            # Remove quotes and trailing arguments if any
            $file = Invoke-Expression "Split-CommandLine $($_.UninstallString)"
        }
 
        if ($file -and (Test-Path $file)) {
            Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage -PackageName $packageName `
                                        -FileType $fileType `
                                        -SilentArgs $silentArgs `
                                        -ValidExitCodes $validExitCodes `
                                        -File $file
        } else {
            Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means. Unknown uninstaller: $file ($($_.UninstallString))."
        }
    }
}
elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) {
  Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means."
}
elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
  Write-Warning "$($key.Count) matches found!"
  Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
  Write-Warning "Please alert the package maintainer that the following keys were matched:"
  $key | ForEach-Object { Write-Warning "- $($_.DisplayName)" }
}
tools\GitHubDesktopSetup-x64.exe
md5: 042373CC51426069AFE1ED855F8A864F | sha1: 141A342525FC5EC1937EEBD1406B3EDF45DBCF92 | sha256: 8879CE47C6385889F1230DC163CD228A040D60346831FAEDC2CE9B87250F6BA2 | sha512: 27CB3A372FEBFD8725F5035A8635FAAE4250B2F6C30959036693CC34010EEAEEC533C4AD4BA8533073CF41444AC71C9A15C3AE1AA05DCC1217E2116E8C4F40F0

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

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GitHub Desktop 3.4.19 8071 Saturday, April 26, 2025 Approved
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GitHub Desktop 3.1.2 28607 Saturday, October 22, 2022 Approved
GitHub Desktop 3.1.1 8580 Thursday, October 6, 2022 Approved
GitHub Desktop 3.0.8 10536 Monday, September 12, 2022 Approved
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