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Adding and cloning repositories

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

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.

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

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

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