Git client

This guide provides detailed instructions and optimal configuration settings for installing GitHub Desktop on MacOS.

MacOS

GitHub Desktop

To download GitHub Desktop, visit the project page and download the installation utility for your platform. For detailed installation and usage guides, check out the GitHub Docs here.

Git CLI

Tip: If using the GitHub Desktop application, you don't need to install the Git CLI!

The Git CLI is automatically installed on MacOS, but you will need to install the XCode utility suite in order to use it.

xcode-select -install

Alternatively to replace the Git CLI on MacOS, use the homebrew package manager:

# install homebrew, if not already installed
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

# install the git CLI
brew install git