How to Pull a Specific Branch from GitHub

Quick summary

This tutorial shows you how to pull a specific branch from a GitHub repository without using the command line, by selecting the branch and downloading it as a ZIP file directly from the GitHub interface.

Steps

1. Navigate to the GitHub repository you are interested in.
2. Click on the branch selector dropdown near the top left of the repository page.
3. Select the branch name that you want to download from the list.
4. Once the branch is selected, click the green Code button near the top right.
5. Click Download ZIP to download the selected branch as a ZIP file.