v1.0 — Initial Release

Anthropic API Explorer v1.0

A desktop GUI for testing and exploring Anthropic's Claude API.

Download

• anthropic-explorer — standalone Linux x86_64 binary (no Python required)

Quick start

chmod +x anthropic-explorer
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-key-here"
./anthropic-explorer

Features

• All Claude models with streaming and classic send modes
• Extended thinking with configurable budget
• Web search with citation rendering
• Full parameter control (temperature, top-p, top-k, max tokens)
• 6 output tabs: Conversation, Thinking, Request JSON, Response JSON, Usage & Cost, Raw Blocks
• Per-request and cumulative cost tracking (persisted across sessions)
• Markdown rendering toggle
• Conversation import/export (JSON)

Requirements

• Linux x86_64 (for the binary) or Python 3.10+ (to run from source)
• An Anthropic API key