By impadmin, May 10, 2020 Posted in: Brew Install mac, cask

This article explains the steps to install GitHub Desktop on MAC OSX using homebrew cask

  • App Name – GitHub Desktop
  • App Version – 2.4.3-539849ed
  • App url – https://desktop.github.com/
  • App dmg file – packagedmglink
  • App appcast link – https://github.com/desktop/desktop/releases.atom

Steps To Install GitHub Desktop

  • Open Spotlight search using “command + space” button and type “Terminal“. Then press “return/enter” key. This will open terminal.

    spotlight search terminal

  • Run the following command in terminal to install brew cask

    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask 2> /dev/null

    Install brew cask on mac

  • Now install GitHub Desktop with the following command

    brew install --cask github

  • GitHub Desktop is installed now and ready to use!