GitHub Desktop provides a user-friendly desktop interface for managing Git operations, allowing users to perform tasks like checking out branches, reviewing code, making changes, committing, and pushing, with the added benefit of jumping easily between the app and their preferred code editor. The latest release introduces split diffs, a highly requested feature that enables users to visualize code changes in a side-by-side view with syntax highlighting, enhancing clarity and context beyond what's available in the terminal. Since its 2017 release, the open-source GitHub Desktop has become the most widely used desktop Git client, with over a million monthly users and substantial community contributions. The update also includes features like Action statuses within the app, improved control over stashing changes, and the ability to discard lines from a file, all developed in response to user feedback.