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GitHub Desktop Beta: all versions and old releases

GitHub Desktop is an open source Electron-based GitHub app. It is written in TypeScript and uses React.

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9 versions of GitHub Desktop Beta are listed here, from July 31, 2022 to the current 3.5.5-beta2. Each one links to the publisher’s own installer files.

2022: 5 5 22 2023: 0 23 2024: 1 1 24 2025: 2 2 25 2026: 1 1 26

9 versions over 3 years · about 2.6 a year

VersionDateSizeFiles
3.5.5-beta2Latest January 20, 2026 — 64-bit EXE64-bit MSIARM64 MSIARM64 EXE
Release notes
New

- Enable one-time opening of a repository in an alternate editor` - #21436. Thanks @jackfreem!

Fixed

- Git output containing multibyte characters is handled correctly avoiding unexpected crashes - #21469
- Enterprise is spelled correctly in Account preferences - #21454
- Commits made by Copilot now use the Copilot avatar - #21475

Improved

- Updated "push needs pull" warning message for clarity - #21423. Thanks @movahhedi!
3.5.4-beta1 October 27, 2025 — 64-bit MSI64-bit EXEARM64 EXEARM64 MSI
Release notes
Added

- Display line change count in PR Preview Dialog - #21126. Thanks @iammola!
- Allow users to skip commit message override confirmation - #21025. Thanks @ilyassesalama!
- Allow generating commits with Copilot in non-GitHub repositories - #20698. Thanks @schroedermarius!

Fixed

- Improve host discovery when using authenticating proxies - #19039 #19120
- Fix diff search results highlights not visible on addition hunks - #21134
- Add Copilot commit message generation to context menu - #21000. Thanks @zekariasasaminew!
- Override system accent color for checkboxes and radio buttons - #21088

Improved

- Increased title bar height on macOS Tahoe - #21135. Thanks @berkcebi!
3.4.17-beta3 February 13, 2025 — 64-bit MSI64-bit EXEARM64 EXE
Release notes
Fixed
- Dialogs announce their titles on macOS Sequoia for VoiceOver users - #20009
- The commit button words are separated by spaces for screen reader users - #20011
Improved
- Announce update progress in about dialog - #20018
- Buttons with dropdown caret that trigger context menus can be opened with down arrow - #20007
- Links that do not open external urls now have a role of button for improved screen reader semantics - #20010
- Email attribution warning only considers verified emails - #19968
3.4.2-beta3 June 12, 2024 — 64-bit MSI64-bit EXE
3.1.3-beta3 November 18, 2022 — 64-bit EXEARM64 EXE
3.1.3-beta2 October 27, 2022 — 64-bit EXEARM64 EXE
3.1.2-beta1 October 8, 2022 — 64-bit EXEARM64 EXE
3.0.9-beta1 September 27, 2022 — 64-bit EXEARM64 EXE
3.0.6-beta2 July 31, 2022 — 64-bit EXEARM64 EXE

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