{"meta":{"title":"Viewing the branch history in GitHub Desktop","intro":"You can see details about any commit in GitHub Desktop, including a diff of the changes the commit introduced.","product":"GitHub Desktop","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/desktop","title":"GitHub Desktop"},{"href":"/en/desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch","title":"Make changes in a branch"},{"href":"/en/desktop/making-changes-in-a-branch/viewing-the-branch-history-in-github-desktop","title":"View branch history"}],"documentType":"article"},"body":"# Viewing the branch history in GitHub Desktop\n\nYou can see details about any commit in GitHub Desktop, including a diff of the changes the commit introduced.\n\nEach commit shows:\n\n* The commit message\n* The time the commit was created\n* The committer's username and profile picture (if available)\n* The commit's SHA-1 hash (the unique ID)\n\n1. In the left sidebar, click **History**.\n\n   ![Screenshot of the \"History\" tab in the sidebar. Above a list of commits, the tab button, labeled \"History\", is highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/desktop/history-tab-in-commit-sidebar.png)\n\n2. On the **History** tab, click the commit you'd like to review.\n\n   <div class=\"ghd-tool mac\">\n\n   You can also select a range of multiple consecutive commits using <kbd>Command</kbd> or <kbd>Shift</kbd>.\n\n   </div>\n\n   <div class=\"ghd-tool windows\">\n\n   You can also select a range of multiple consecutive commits using <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> or <kbd>Shift</kbd>.\n\n   </div>\n\n   ![Screenshot of a list of commits in the \"History\" tab. Three consecutive selected commits are highlighted in blue and outlined in orange.](/assets/images/help/desktop/branch-history-commit.png)\n\n3. If there are multiple files in the commit or range of commits, click on an individual file to see the changes made to that file.\n\n   ![Screenshot of a commit view. To the right of the \"History\" tab, the \"hello.txt\" file is selected from a list and highlighted with an orange outline.](/assets/images/help/desktop/branch-history-file.png)\n\n## Further reading\n\n* [Syncing your branch in GitHub Desktop](/en/desktop/working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise/syncing-your-branch-in-github-desktop)"}