Setting a theme for GitHub Desktop

You can set a theme to customize the look and feel of GitHub Desktop.

In the menu bar, use the GitHub Desktop drop-down menu, then click Preferences.
Click Appearance.
Click the theme you'd like to use. Optionally, you can select Automatically switch theme to match system if you'd like GitHub Desktop to always match the theme on your computer.

Use the File menu, then click Options.
Click Appearance.
Click the theme you'd like to use. Optionally, you can select Automatically switch theme to match system if you'd like GitHub Desktop to always match the theme on your computer.

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