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GitHub Desktop

Open the options window

Cmd,

Mac Desktop app GitHub Desktop

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In GitHub Desktop, Ctrl + Comma will open the options window. On a Mac, press Cmd + Comma instead.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`Cmd,`
Windows	Desktop app	`Ctrl,`

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.

The same task in other apps

Open preferences Adobe After Effects Cmd + Option + ;
Open the settings dialog Android Studio Cmd + ,
Open preferences Audacity Ctrl + P
Open preferences Bitwarden Cmd + ,
Open preferences Blender Cmd + ,
Open settings Evernote Cmd + ,
Open the settings window Final Cut Pro Cmd + ,
Open GarageBand settings GarageBand Cmd + ,
Open the settings page Google Calendar S
Open the dashboard settings Grafana D then S
Open settings iMovie Cmd + ,
Open preferences Adobe InDesign Cmd + K

More GitHub Desktop shortcuts

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
Add a new repository Cmd + N

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