GitHub Desktop keyboard shortcuts

GitHub Desktop keyboard shortcuts on macOS

Application wide shortcuts

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`Command`+`,`	Go to Preferences
`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

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

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

GitHub Desktop keyboard shortcuts on Windows

Keyboard shortcut	Description
`Ctrl`+`,`	Go to Options
`F11`	Toggle full screen view
`Ctrl`+`0`	Reset zoom to default text size
`Ctrl`+`=`	Zoom in for larger text and graphics
`Ctrl`+`-`	Zoom out for smaller text and graphics
`Ctrl`+`8`	Decrease active pane width
`Ctrl`+`9`	Increase active pane width
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`	Toggle Developer Tools

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

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