docs/content/desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/installing-github-desktop.md

title	shortTitle	intro	redirect_from	versions
Installing GitHub Desktop	Installation	You can install GitHub Desktop on supported Windows or macOS operating systems.	[/desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/installing-github-desktop]	[{free-pro-team *}]

About {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} installation

You can install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} on supported operating systems. If you have an account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, you can connect your account to {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}. For more information about creating an account, see "Signing up for a new {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} account" or contact your {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} site administrator.

{% windows %}

If you are a network administrator, you can deploy {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} to computers running Windows on an Active Directory-managed network by using the Windows Installer package file (.msi) with Group Policy or another remote installation system.

The Windows Installer package extracts the standalone installer (.exe) and configures Windows to install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} the next time a user signs in to their workstation. Users must have permissions to install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} in their user directory.

If a user runs the Windows Installer package for {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} directly, to complete the installation, the user must sign out of their workstation and then sign back in.

{% endwindows %}

Downloading and installing {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}

{% mac %}

You can install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} on {% data variables.desktop.mac-osx-versions %}.

{% data reusables.desktop.download-desktop-page %} 2. Click Download for macOS. 3. In your computer's Downloads folder, double-click the {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} zip file. 4. After the file has been unzipped, double-click {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}. 5. {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} will launch after installation is complete.

{% endmac %}

{% windows %}

You can install {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} on {% data variables.desktop.windows-versions %}.

{% warning %}

Warning: You must have a 64-bit operating system to run {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}.

{% endwarning %}

{% data reusables.desktop.download-desktop-page %} 2. Click Download for Windows. 3. In your computer's Downloads folder, double-click the {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} setup file. 4. {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} will launch after installation is complete.

{% endwindows %}