---
title: "Introducing split diffs in GitHub Desktop"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-split-diffs-in-github-desktop-yikhrmwmo
source_url: https://github.blog/2020-11-17-introducing-split-diffs-in-github-desktop/
type: article
source: "GitHub Blog"
published: 2020-11-17T17:22:50.282Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["general-programming", "github"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 12
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Introducing split diffs in GitHub Desktop

**[GitHub Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ghblog)** · 1 min read · 12 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

GitHub Desktop now lets you visualize code changes in a side-by-side, or split, view. Maintainers can now limit who can approve and request changes on pull requests. You can also close issues and block users via your phone. More than 1 million people now use GitHub Desktop every month.

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