GitHub Desktop 3.6 brings more of your day-to-day Git flow into one place with GitHub Copilot now powering commit authoring and merge conflict resolution, plus new Git worktree support.
The problem
More and more development happens with the help of AI and coding agents, which raises the bar for the everyday Git moments in between. A few of those moments still pull you away from your flow: commit authoring needs more control and better alignment with repository standards, merge conflicts remain one of the most intimidating Git workflows, and working across multiple branches at once often means stashing changes, switching branches repeatedly, or creating extra clones.
A new foundation for Copilot
Copilot in GitHub Desktop now runs on the Copilot SDK, the shared foundation behind both the enhanced commit message experience and the new merge conflict workflow.
