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 v1.4.3:

• New logo and refreshed themes - A new spark logo across the app, and the three themes (Light, Dark, OLED) were rebuilt and cleanly separated. The background gradients are gone everywhere (menus, sub-windows and the chat), since many people didn't like them. Light is now a neutral white without the former reddish tint, and OLED is a consistent deep black with a few subtle stars in the background.
• Theme is in place at startup - The theme now applies immediately when the app starts and when you open a new tab, instead of building up a moment after the page paints.
• Custom connectors connect again - The sign-in popup for a custom MCP connector now opens inside the app, so the OAuth callback reaches claude.ai instead of getting lost in the system browser.
• Snap: attaching and saving files - File dialogs and saving downloads now go through the system file portal, so you can reach files outside your home folder and on external drives (connect the removable-media plug, see below).
• Updated foundation - Built on the latest Electron 41 with the current Chromium security fixes.

Earlier highlights (v1.4.0 - v1.4.2):

• Italian and French (v1.4.2) - The interface is also available in Italian and French; it follows your system language and falls back to English.
• OLED theme (v1.4.0) - The sun/moon icon in the tab bar cycles Light, Dark and OLED.
• Frameless window (v1.4.0) - The system title bar is replaced by the tab bar itself, with Minimize, Maximize and Close on the right; all dialogs use the same compact title bar.

Core features:

• Tab system with its own tab bar (Ctrl+T, Ctrl+W, Ctrl+Tab); frameless main window 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, GitLab, Bitbucket, Microsoft and custom connectors
• MCP connectors - custom and built-in connectors load and sign in 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 or an image
• In-app Bug Report form in DE/EN/FR/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, connect the audio-record interface once:

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

For attaching and saving files outside your home folder (external drives, /media), connect removable-media:

 sudo snap connect claude-ai-desktop:removable-media

The in-app wizard guides you through the microphone permission on first 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.