# Announcing GitHub Desktop 1.2

DevFeed: [Announcing GitHub Desktop 1.2](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/announcing-github-desktop-1-2-69258.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/news-insights/the-library/github-desktop-1-2/>)

Author: William Shepherd

Published: 2018-05-22T07:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-engineering.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-desktop.md>), [Electron](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/electron.md>)

Tags: [electron](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/electron.md>), [github-desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-desktop.md>), [merge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/merge.md>), [news-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news-insights.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [the-library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/the-library.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub Desktop 1.2 adds branch comparison and lets users select multiple files to perform actions together. The release also includes bug fixes and feature improvements, with 26 community contributions from 18 contributors.

## Source excerpt

A new GitHub Desktop release is here. Compare branches and perform actions on multiple files.