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[BUG] Claude desktop app plays chime sound on every response with no way to disable it #36063

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  • This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

The Claude desktop app (macOS) plays a chime/notification sound every time a response completes. There is no setting inside the app to disable this sound.

Actual behavior:
A chime sound plays on every completed response. macOS system notifications for Claude are already turned Off, so the sound is not coming from the OS — it is played directly by the app.

Environment:

macOS (version: 26.3.1 (25D2128))
Claude desktop app (version: Claude 1.1.7203 (034f07) 2026-03-17T17:48:28.000Z)
Request:
Add a toggle in app settings to disable the completion sound.

What Should Happen?

Stop this sound.

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Steps to Reproduce

Open the Claude desktop app on macOS
Send any message
Wait for the response to complete
Expected behavior:
A sound setting exists in the app preferences, or the sound is not played by default.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

Claude desktop app (version: Claude 1.1.7203 (034f07) 2026-03-17T17:48:28.000Z) =

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

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