Say hello to GitHub for Windows 2.0

Two years after its initial launch, GitHub for Windows has released a significant update designed to enhance user focus and streamline workflow when using Git and GitHub on Windows. The update emphasizes a distraction-free workspace by ensuring that users' work remains central, minimizing navigation through menus by making local repositories easily accessible from a left sidebar, which also categorizes repositories by origin for seamless switching between them. The new version includes additional GitHub features, such as choosing an ignore file template when creating a repository and the ability to include emojis and GIFs in commit messages. Existing users will receive the update automatically, while new users can download GitHub for Windows 2.0 from the official site.