GHManage 0.3.0

Released August 1, 2026. Downloads for this release

GHManage is a Windows desktop app for reading and managing your GitHub repositories from a fast, keyboard-driven list.

Issues, pull requests, branches, commits, tags, releases, workflows, and workflow runs all appear in a single list-and-details layout, the way an email client lays out a mailbox. Every view is reachable from the keyboard and reads cleanly with a screen reader — there are no custom-drawn controls to get lost in.

This is the first release worth pointing anyone at: GHManage now installs itself properly and keeps itself up to date, so getting the next version no longer means going and fetching one.

Install

  1. Install the GitHub CLI and sign in — GHManage uses it for every GitHub request:

    gh auth login

  2. Download GHManage-win-Setup.exe below and run it.

It installs for your account only, with no administrator prompt, and adds a Start menu shortcut. From here on it updates itself: a new version downloads quietly in the background and is applied the next time you start the app. Nothing to click, nothing to download again. Help ▸ Check for Updates checks on demand and offers to restart.

Windows may show a SmartScreen “unknown publisher” warning until code signing is switched on — choose More info → Run anyway.

GHManage-win-Portable.zip is the same app as a folder you can run from anywhere. It does not update itself.

What it does

Pick a repository. The app opens on a list of your GitHub repositories — arrow to one and press Enter. Repositories you add by URL stay pinned near the top. Press F on any item, in any view, to star it; everything you star collects in a single ★ Favorites view that spans repositories. Or skip the chooser and launch with --repo owner/name.

Issues and pull requests together. One inbox-style list, filtered by state (open, closed, all) and type (issues, PRs, or both), sorted by number, title, created date, updated date, or comment count. The details panel below shows the full body, metadata, comments, and — for PRs — the file changes. Alt+N and Alt+P jump between comments without scrolling.

Git views. Switch the list to branches, commits, tags, releases, workflows, or workflow runs from the View menu. Press Enter on a branch to see its commits, or Ctrl+B to pick a branch from within the commits view. Ctrl+Shift+B compares two branches to see what’s ahead and behind.

Releases with download counts. The Releases view shows how many times each release was downloaded, with a repo-wide total in the status bar. Press Enter for a per-file breakdown, most-downloaded first.

Drill down and download. Enter on a workflow run lists its artifacts and downloads the one you pick; Backspace steps back out to where you were.

Act without leaving the app. Close and reopen issues and PRs, add comments, run a workflow on a branch you choose, delete workflow runs, and open anything on GitHub in your browser.

Built for screen readers. Quick list mode shows compact rows; Full list mode includes field names in each row (“number: 208, type: PR, state: OPEN, title: …”) so a screen reader announces what each value means. Columns are configurable per view, and every action has a keybinding — the README has the full table.

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