Claude AI Desktop App (Unofficial)

A fast desktop app for Claude AI - no browser needed.
Use Claude directly from your desktop, distraction-free and always at hand.

What's new in v1.4.0:

• OLED theme as a third theme - The sun/moon icon in the tab bar now cycles Light, Dark, OLED. OLED renders claude.ai on a warm near-black background with a subtle brand-glow overlay. The mode is preselected on the first launch of 1.4.0; switch back via the same icon, the choice is then persisted.
• Frameless main window with custom controls - The system title bar is replaced by the tab bar itself; Minimize, Maximize and Close sit on the right. The free area of the tab bar is a drag region, double-click toggles maximize.
• All dialogs are frameless too - What's New, About, Settings and Bug Report use the same compact custom title bar with a close button.
• Composer gradient - The chat input on claude.ai gets a thin animated brand gradient border, matching the Quick-Prompt style.
• What's New redesigned - New layout with a brand gradient hero and a 2-column tile grid for highlights.
• Stability hardening - Window-control IPC checks the sender; the OLED preset is persisted immediately, so a crash early in the first session does not re-trigger the intro; sidebar items in claude.ai are flat with a discreet hover state.

Earlier highlights (v1.3.11 - v1.3.13):

• Verification banner (v1.3.13) - If the Cloudflare check gets stuck in a loop, an in-page banner appears with a Reset button that clears claude.ai cookies and cache and reloads the page.
• Higgsfield connector fix (v1.3.12) - The OAuth popup for the Higgsfield MCP connector now opens inside the app, so the callback reaches claude.ai instead of the system browser.
• Cloudflare verification loop fix (v1.3.11) - Sec-Ch-Ua client hints are sent consistently for all claude.ai sandbox origins and Anthropic endpoints; challenges.cloudflare.com is whitelisted.

Core features:

• Tab system with its own tab bar (Ctrl+T, Ctrl+W, Ctrl+Tab); main window is frameless with Minimize/Maximize/Close in the tab bar itself
• Light, Dark and OLED themes plus two design variants (Modern, Classic)
• System Tray with optional minimize-to-tray
• Global Quick-Prompt Hotkey - frameless prompt window drops your text straight into a new chat from any app
• Voice Input - record voice messages directly in claude.ai
• OAuth logins in-app - Google, GitHub, Drive, GitLab, Bitbucket, Microsoft, Higgsfield
• MCP connectors - Visualize and other MCP apps load correctly in claude.ai
• Markdown export of conversations (Ctrl+Shift+E)
• Prompt templates for the Quick-Prompt window
• Background reply notifications when Claude finishes answering
• Clipboard & screenshot hotkeys to start a chat from selection
• In-app Bug Report form in DE/EN/FR/ES/IT, themed to match the app
• Auto-update synced with the GitHub Release
• Window memory, crash recovery, offline page, download manager, autostart, sandbox enabled

Snap permissions:

For Voice Input the audio-record interface must be connected once:

 sudo snap connect claude-ai-desktop:audio-record

The in-app wizard guides you through this on first microphone use.

Get in touch:

Use the built-in "Report a Bug" button (App Menu, Report a Bug) for feedback and bug reports. Or contact:
claudeai.desktop.linux@gmail.com

Source code: https://github.com/simonlinuxcraft/claude-ai-desktop-app (MIT licence)

Not affiliated with Anthropic.

This is an unofficial community wrapper around claude.ai for Linux. It is not made by, endorsed by, or affiliated with Anthropic PBC. "Claude" and the Claude logo are trademarks of Anthropic PBC. For account, login, subscription, billing or any service-side questions please contact Anthropic directly at https://support.anthropic.com.