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Adding and cloning repositories

Add existing repositories from your local computer to GitHub Desktop, or clone repositories from GitHub.

Adding a repository from your local computer to GitHub Desktop

You can add any Git repository to GitHub Desktop, even if it's not a GitHub repository.

Adding an existing project to GitHub using GitHub Desktop

You can add an existing Git repository to GitHub using GitHub Desktop.

Cloning and forking repositories from GitHub Desktop

You can use GitHub Desktop to clone and fork repositories that exist on GitHub.

Cloning a repository from GitHub to GitHub Desktop

You can use GitHub to clone remote repositories to GitHub Desktop.