🚀 GITmaxed

Multi-Account GitHub Desktop for Power Developers

Manage multiple GitHub accounts in a single GitHub Desktop installation without constantly signing in and out.

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One Desktop. Multiple GitHub Accounts.

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✨ GITmaxed

Important

• GitHub Desktop currently supports only one signed-in GitHub account at a time.

• GITmaxed removes this limitation by allowing you to use multiple GitHub accounts inside the same application.

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• 14-jul-2026 8AM

Perfect for developers who use:

• 💼 Work account
• 👨‍💻 Personal account
• 🚀 Open Source account
• 🏢 Organization accounts

without repeatedly logging in and out.

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🎯 Features

Feature	Status
🔐 Multiple GitHub Accounts	✅
👤 Account Picker while Cloning	✅
📂 Per-Account Repository Folder	✅
🤖 Automatic Account Detection	✅
🔄 Commit Account Switcher	✅
🔒 Credential Isolation	✅
✍ Correct Commit Author	✅

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📸 Preview

GITmaxed.blur.mp4

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⚡ Quick Start

📥 Installation

Download the Latest Release

1. Launch GitHubDesktop.exe
2. Sign in with your first GitHub account
3. Open:
   Settings → Accounts
4. Add additional GitHub accounts
5. Start working 🚀

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🛠 Build From Source

git clone https://github.com/GI-STANDARDS/GITmaxed

cd GITmaxed

yarn install

yarn build:prod

yarn start

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🧠 How It Works

Repository
      │
      ▼
Is Account Assigned?
      │
 ┌────┴────┐
 │         │
Yes        No
 │         │
 ▼         ▼
Use      Detect Folder
Assigned     │
Account      ▼
        GitHub/{username}/{repo}
               │
        ┌──────┴──────┐
        │             │
     Found         Not Found
        │             │
        ▼             ▼
 Use Matching     Fallback to
    Account      Default Account

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🏗 Architecture

🧩 3-Tier Account Resolution

1️⃣ Manual Assignment
        │
        ▼
2️⃣ Folder Detection
GitHub/{username}/{repo}
        │
        ▼
3️⃣ Endpoint Fallback

This guarantees the correct account is selected whenever possible while remaining fully backward compatible.

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📁 Project Structure

File	Purpose
app/src/lib/get-account-for-repository.ts	🧠 Core account resolution engine
app/src/lib/trampoline/find-account.ts	🔐 Credential helper
app/src/ui/changes/commit-message-avatar.tsx	👤 Commit account switcher

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💡 Example Folder Structure

GitHub
│
├── john-work
│   ├── API
│   ├── Dashboard
│   └── Website
│
├── john-personal
│   ├── Portfolio
│   ├── Game
│   └── AI
│
└── OpenSource
    ├── React
    └── Linux

GITmaxed automatically determines which GitHub account should be used based on the repository location.

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✅ Benefits

• 🚀 No constant login/logout
• 🔐 Separate credentials
• 👤 Correct commit author
• 📂 Automatic account selection
• ⚡ Faster workflow
• 🧹 Cleaner repository organization

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⚠ Current Limitations

Warning

This project is still evolving.

Current limitations include:

• Windows only
• GitHub Enterprise not supported yet
• UI still needs refinement
• Automated multi-account testing is not implemented

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📌 Roadmap

• Multiple GitHub accounts
• Credential isolation
• Folder detection
• Commit account switcher
• GitHub Enterprise support
• macOS support
• Linux support
• UI improvements
• Automated tests
• Plugin architecture

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

If you'd like to improve GITmaxed:

Fork
   │
   ▼
Create Branch
   │
   ▼
Commit Changes
   │
   ▼
Open Pull Request 🚀

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⭐ Support

If GITmaxed saves you time,

⭐ Star the repository

and help other developers discover it.

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📜 License

Licensed under the MIT License.

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Built with ❤️ by GI-STANDARDS for developers