diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/session/session-header.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/session/session-header.tsx
index 495b3234058..f67fa56d543 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/session/session-header.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/session/session-header.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { StatusPopover } from "../status-popover"
 const OPEN_APPS = [
   "vscode",
   "cursor",
+  "github-desktop",
   "zed",
   "textmate",
   "antigravity",
@@ -53,6 +54,12 @@ const MAC_APPS = [
     openWith: "Visual Studio Code",
   },
   { id: "cursor", label: "session.header.open.app.cursor", icon: "cursor", openWith: "Cursor" },
+  {
+    id: "github-desktop",
+    label: "session.header.open.app.githubDesktop",
+    icon: "github-desktop",
+    openWith: "GitHub Desktop",
+  },
   { id: "zed", label: "session.header.open.app.zed", icon: "zed", openWith: "Zed" },
   { id: "textmate", label: "session.header.open.app.textmate", icon: "textmate", openWith: "TextMate" },
   {
@@ -83,6 +90,12 @@ const MAC_APPS = [
 const WINDOWS_APPS = [
   { id: "vscode", label: "session.header.open.app.vscode", icon: "vscode", openWith: "code" },
   { id: "cursor", label: "session.header.open.app.cursor", icon: "cursor", openWith: "cursor" },
+  {
+    id: "github-desktop",
+    label: "session.header.open.app.githubDesktop",
+    icon: "github-desktop",
+    openWith: "GitHub Desktop",
+  },
   { id: "zed", label: "session.header.open.app.zed", icon: "zed", openWith: "zed" },
   {
     id: "powershell",
@@ -101,6 +114,12 @@ const WINDOWS_APPS = [
 const LINUX_APPS = [
   { id: "vscode", label: "session.header.open.app.vscode", icon: "vscode", openWith: "code" },
   { id: "cursor", label: "session.header.open.app.cursor", icon: "cursor", openWith: "cursor" },
+  {
+    id: "github-desktop",
+    label: "session.header.open.app.githubDesktop",
+    icon: "github-desktop",
+    openWith: "github-desktop",
+  },
   { id: "zed", label: "session.header.open.app.zed", icon: "zed", openWith: "zed" },
   {
     id: "sublime-text",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
index 72caed40ad9..497996ce121 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ export const dict = {
   "session.header.open.fileManager": "File Manager",
   "session.header.open.app.vscode": "VS Code",
   "session.header.open.app.cursor": "Cursor",
+  "session.header.open.app.githubDesktop": "GitHub Desktop",
   "session.header.open.app.zed": "Zed",
   "session.header.open.app.textmate": "TextMate",
   "session.header.open.app.antigravity": "Antigravity",
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/apps.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/apps.ts
index 2b460378948..b4ae2b5f506 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/apps.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/src/main/apps.ts
@@ -32,20 +32,34 @@ export function wslPath(path: string, mode: "windows" | "linux" | null): string
   }
 }
 
+function aliases(appName: string) {
+  const trimmed = appName.trim()
+  if (!trimmed) return []
+
+  return [trimmed, trimmed.replaceAll(" ", ""), trimmed.replaceAll(" ", "-"), trimmed.replaceAll(" ", "_")].filter(
+    (name, index, list) => list.findIndex((item) => item.toLowerCase() === name.toLowerCase()) === index,
+  )
+}
+
 function checkMacosApp(appName: string) {
-  const locations = [`/Applications/${appName}.app`, `/System/Applications/${appName}.app`]
+  const names = aliases(appName)
+  if (!names.length) return false
+
+  const locs = names.flatMap((name) => [`/Applications/${name}.app`, `/System/Applications/${name}.app`])
 
   const home = process.env.HOME
-  if (home) locations.push(`${home}/Applications/${appName}.app`)
+  if (home) locs.push(...names.map((name) => `${home}/Applications/${name}.app`))
 
-  if (locations.some((location) => existsSync(location))) return true
+  if (locs.some((path) => existsSync(path))) return true
 
-  try {
-    execFileSync("which", [appName])
-    return true
-  } catch {
-    return false
-  }
+  return names.some((name) => {
+    try {
+      execFileSync("which", [name])
+      return true
+    } catch {
+      return false
+    }
+  })
 }
 
 function resolveWindowsAppPath(appName: string): string | null {
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index a843ac8174e..c860cf7cb85 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -187,35 +187,90 @@ fn open_path(_app: AppHandle, path: String, app_name: Option<String>) -> Result<
             .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open path: {e}"));
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        if let Some(app_name) = app_name {
+            return Command::new("open")
+                .args(["-a", &app_name, &path])
+                .output()
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to run open: {e}"))
+                .and_then(|output| {
+                    if output.status.success() {
+                        return Ok(());
+                    }
+
+                    Err(format!(
+                        "Failed to open path: {}",
+                        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim()
+                    ))
+                });
+        }
+
+        return tauri_plugin_opener::open_path(path, Option::<&str>::None)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open path: {e}"));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(not(target_os = "windows"), not(target_os = "macos")))]
     tauri_plugin_opener::open_path(path, app_name.as_deref())
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open path: {e}"))
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 fn check_macos_app(app_name: &str) -> bool {
+    fn names(app_name: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+        let trimmed = app_name.trim();
+        if trimmed.is_empty() {
+            return vec![];
+        }
+
+        let mut list = vec![trimmed.to_string()];
+        let mut push = |value: String| {
+            let value = value.trim().to_string();
+            if value.is_empty() || list.iter().any(|item| item.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&value)) {
+                return;
+            }
+            list.push(value);
+        };
+
+        push(trimmed.replace(' ', ""));
+        push(trimmed.replace(' ', "-"));
+        push(trimmed.replace(' ', "_"));
+
+        list
+    }
+
+    let names = names(app_name);
+
     // Check common installation locations
-    let mut app_locations = vec![
-        format!("/Applications/{}.app", app_name),
-        format!("/System/Applications/{}.app", app_name),
-    ];
+    let mut app_locations = names
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|name| {
+            [
+                format!("/Applications/{}.app", name),
+                format!("/System/Applications/{}.app", name),
+            ]
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
     if let Ok(home) = std::env::var("HOME") {
-        app_locations.push(format!("{}/Applications/{}.app", home, app_name));
+        app_locations.extend(names.iter().map(|name| format!("{}/Applications/{}.app", home, name)));
     }
 
-    for location in app_locations {
-        if std::path::Path::new(&location).exists() {
+    for location in &app_locations {
+        if std::path::Path::new(location).exists() {
             return true;
         }
     }
 
     // Also check if command exists in PATH
-    Command::new("which")
-        .arg(app_name)
-        .output()
-        .map(|output| output.status.success())
-        .unwrap_or(false)
+    let out = names.iter().any(|name| {
+        Command::new("which")
+            .arg(name)
+            .output()
+            .map(|output| output.status.success())
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    });
+    out
 }
 
 #[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, specta::Type)]
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/assets/icons/app/github-desktop.svg b/packages/ui/src/assets/icons/app/github-desktop.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..244558d5c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/assets/icons/app/github-desktop.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<svg width="40" height="40" viewBox="0 0 40 40" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <defs>
+        <circle id="b" cx="64" cy="64" r="56"/>
+        <filter x="-7.1%" y="-5.4%" width="114.3%" height="114.3%" filterUnits="objectBoundingBox" id="a">
+            <feMorphology radius="1" operator="dilate" in="SourceAlpha" result="shadowSpreadOuter1"/>
+            <feOffset dy="2" in="shadowSpreadOuter1" result="shadowOffsetOuter1"/>
+            <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="2" in="shadowOffsetOuter1" result="shadowBlurOuter1"/>
+            <feComposite in="shadowBlurOuter1" in2="SourceAlpha" operator="out" result="shadowBlurOuter1"/>
+            <feColorMatrix values="0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.240942029 0" in="shadowBlurOuter1"/>
+        </filter>
+        <linearGradient x1="50%" y1="0%" x2="50%" y2="100%" id="c">
+            <stop stop-color="#FEFEFE" offset="0%"/>
+            <stop stop-color="#E0E0E0" offset="100%"/>
+        </linearGradient>
+        <circle id="d" cx="64" cy="63" r="52"/>
+        <linearGradient x1="50%" y1="100%" x2="50%" y2="0%" id="g">
+            <stop stop-color="#492779" offset="0%"/>
+            <stop stop-color="#892793" offset="100%"/>
+        </linearGradient>
+        <path d="M12 64.034c0 23.025 14.885 42.472 35.555 49.367 2.6.456 3.575-1.105 3.575-2.47 0-1.237-.065-5.334-.065-9.692C38 103.644 34.62 98.05 33.58 95.124c-.585-1.496-3.12-6.114-5.33-7.35-1.82-.976-4.42-3.382-.065-3.447 4.095-.065 7.02 3.772 7.995 5.333 4.68 7.87 12.155 5.66 15.145 4.293.455-3.382 1.82-5.66 3.315-6.96-11.57-1.3-23.66-5.788-23.66-25.69 0-5.66 2.015-10.343 5.33-13.985-.52-1.3-2.34-6.634.52-13.79 0 0 4.355-1.365 14.3 5.334 4.16-1.17 8.58-1.756 13-1.756s8.84.586 13 1.756c9.945-6.764 14.3-5.333 14.3-5.333 2.86 7.154 1.04 12.487.52 13.788 3.315 3.642 5.33 8.26 5.33 13.984 0 19.968-12.155 24.39-23.725 25.692 1.885 1.626 3.51 4.748 3.51 9.626 0 6.96-.065 12.553-.065 14.31 0 1.365.975 2.99 3.575 2.47C101.115 106.507 116 86.995 116 64.035 116 35.284 92.73 12 64 12S12 35.285 12 64.034z" id="e"/>
+        <filter x="-.5%" y="-.5%" width="101%" height="102%" filterUnits="objectBoundingBox" id="f">
+            <feOffset dy="1" in="SourceAlpha" result="shadowOffsetOuter1"/>
+            <feColorMatrix values="0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.529296875 0" in="shadowOffsetOuter1"/>
+        </filter>
+        <filter x="-1%" y="-1%" width="101.9%" height="103%" filterUnits="objectBoundingBox" id="h">
+            <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="1" in="SourceAlpha" result="shadowBlurInner1"/>
+            <feOffset in="shadowBlurInner1" result="shadowOffsetInner1"/>
+            <feComposite in="shadowOffsetInner1" in2="SourceAlpha" operator="arithmetic" k2="-1" k3="1" result="shadowInnerInner1"/>
+            <feColorMatrix values="0 0 0 0 0.258823529 0 0 0 0 0.137254902 0 0 0 0 0.431372549 0 0 0 0.703549592 0" in="shadowInnerInner1"/>
+        </filter>
+    </defs>
+    <g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" transform="scale(.3125)">
+        <path d="M0 0h128v128H0z"/>
+        <use fill="#000" filter="url(#a)" xlink:href="#b"/>
+        <use stroke-opacity=".5" stroke="#BABABA" stroke-width="2" fill-opacity="0" fill="#FFF" xlink:href="#b"/>
+        <circle fill="url(#c)" cx="64" cy="64" r="56"/>
+        <g>
+            <use fill="#000" filter="url(#f)" xlink:href="#e"/>
+            <use fill="url(#g)" xlink:href="#e"/>
+            <use fill="#000" filter="url(#h)" xlink:href="#e"/>
+        </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/app-icon.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/app-icon.tsx
index f8b587ff260..7cca85f3441 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/app-icon.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/app-icon.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import cursor from "../assets/icons/app/cursor.svg"
 import fileExplorer from "../assets/icons/app/file-explorer.svg"
 import finder from "../assets/icons/app/finder.png"
 import ghostty from "../assets/icons/app/ghostty.svg"
+import githubDesktop from "../assets/icons/app/github-desktop.svg"
 import iterm2 from "../assets/icons/app/iterm2.svg"
 import powershell from "../assets/icons/app/powershell.svg"
 import terminal from "../assets/icons/app/terminal.png"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import sublimetext from "../assets/icons/app/sublimetext.svg"
 const icons = {
   vscode,
   cursor,
+  "github-desktop": githubDesktop,
   zed,
   "file-explorer": fileExplorer,
   finder,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/app-icons/types.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/app-icons/types.ts
index 4fb3abf39c3..b988ec1ebcb 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/app-icons/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/app-icons/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 export const iconNames = [
   "vscode",
   "cursor",
+  "github-desktop",
   "zed",
   "file-explorer",
   "finder",