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GitHub Desktop

Hide GitHub Desktop

CmdH

Mac Desktop app GitHub Desktop

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Pressing Cmd + H will hide GitHub Desktop. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Anywhere

Where this comes from

GitHub Desktop keyboard shortcuts - GitHub Docs

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

More GitHub Desktop shortcuts

Open the options window Cmd + ,
Toggle full screen view Ctrl + Cmd + F
Reset the zoom Cmd + 0
Zoom in Cmd + =
Zoom out Cmd + -
Make the active pane narrower Cmd + 8
Make the active pane wider Cmd + 9
Toggle the developer tools Option + Cmd + I

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