GitHub Desktop keyboard shortcuts

GitHub Desktop keyboard shortcuts on macOS

Application wide shortcuts

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Command+,	Display the Settings window
Command+H	Hide the GitHub Desktop application
Option+Command+H	Hide all other applications
Command+Q	Quit GitHub Desktop
Control+Command+F	Toggle full screen view
Command+0	Reset zoom to default text size
Command+=	Zoom in for larger text and graphics
Command+-	Zoom out for smaller text and graphics
Command+8	Decrease active pane width
Command+9	Increase active pane width
Option+Command+I	Toggle Developer Tools
Shift+F10	Open context menu of selected component

Repositories

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Command+N	Add a new repository
Command+O	Add a local repository
Shift+Command+O	Clone a repository from GitHub
Command+T	Show a list of your repositories
Command+P	Push the latest commits to GitHub
Shift+Command+P	Pull down the latest changes from GitHub
Command+Delete	Remove an existing repository
Shift+Command+G	View the repository on GitHub
Control+`	Open repository in your preferred terminal tool
Shift+Command+F	Show the repository in Finder
Shift+Command+A	Open the repository in your preferred editor tool
Command+I	Create an issue on GitHub

Branches

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Command+1	Show all your changes before committing
Command+2	Show your commit history
Command+B	Show all your branches
Command+G	Go to the commit summary field
Command+Enter	Commit changes when summary or description field is active
Space	Select or deselect all highlighted files
Shift+Command+N	Create a new branch
Shift+Command+R	Rename the current branch
Shift+Command+D	Delete the current branch
Shift+Command+U	Update from default branch
Shift+Command+B	Compare to an existing branch
Shift+Command+M	Merge into current branch
Shift+Command+S	Stash current changes
Control+H	Show or hide stashed changes
Shift+Command+C	Compare branches on GitHub
Command+R	Show the current pull request on GitHub