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ClaudeBuddy v0.4.1
- Quit means quit. After you quit the buddy from its menu, it no longer comes back when an agent finishes. It
stays closed until you open it again, or until it starts with your computer. - Security updates: zip 9 (fixes RUSTSEC-2026-0429) and okio 1.53.3, plus patch updates to Tauri and its plugins.
Windows: download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin).
Mac (macOS 14+): download ClaudeBuddy_*_universal.dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel) or the smaller ClaudeBuddy_*_aarch64.dmg (Apple Silicon only), open it and drag ClaudeBuddy to Applications. The app is not notarized: the first time, open it, then System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.
Linux (x86_64, Ubuntu 22.04+ and similar): ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.AppImage (make it executable and run it; updates itself) or ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.deb (sudo apt install ./ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.deb). Needs an X11 session or XWayland.
Installed copies update themselves.
ClaudeBuddy v0.4.0
Warning
This version is outdated. Download the latest release instead — installed copies update themselves.
- It gets impatient. If nobody answers, the buddy knocks for a while, then stomps out the "We Will Rock You"
beat (boom, boom, clap!), pauses, knocks again, hammers on the glass - and cracks it. Then it looks a bit
sheepish and goes back to its spot. Don't like it? Settings → Behavior → "Get impatient if I don't answer". - Cursor. Connect it in Settings → Agents and the buddy knocks when Cursor's agent finishes.
- What's new. After an update you see what changed - like right now. Also in the tray: "What's New…".
- Clearer message when the agent's settings folder can't be written (usually a folder created with sudo on
Linux or macOS), with the exact command that fixes it.
Windows: download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin).
Mac (macOS 14+): download ClaudeBuddy_*_universal.dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel) or the smaller ClaudeBuddy_*_aarch64.dmg (Apple Silicon only), open it and drag ClaudeBuddy to Applications. The app is not notarized: the first time, open it, then System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.
Linux (x86_64, Ubuntu 22.04+ and similar): ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.AppImage (make it executable and run it; updates itself) or ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.deb (sudo apt install ./ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.deb). Needs an X11 session or XWayland.
Installed copies update themselves.
ClaudeBuddy v0.3.1
Warning
This version is outdated. Download the latest release instead — installed copies update themselves.
- Security: the update download now uses the patched TLS certificate checks (rustls-webpki 0.103.16,
webpki-root-certs 1.0.10). - Tauri 2.12.4 and other dependency updates.
- Repository: CodeQL code scanning, a daily dependency audit and Dependabot; CI actions are pinned to exact commits.
Older releases now say they are outdated and link to the latest one.
Windows: download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin).
Mac (macOS 14+): download ClaudeBuddy_*_universal.dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel) or the smaller ClaudeBuddy_*_aarch64.dmg (Apple Silicon only), open it and drag ClaudeBuddy to Applications. The app is not notarized: the first time, open it, then System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.
Linux (x86_64, Ubuntu 22.04+ and similar): ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.AppImage (make it executable and run it; updates itself) or ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.deb (sudo apt install ./ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.deb). Needs an X11 session or XWayland.
Installed copies update themselves.
ClaudeBuddy v0.3.0
Warning
This version is outdated. Download the latest release instead — installed copies update themselves.
- Linux. The same app on Linux (X11, or XWayland on a Wayland session): an AppImage that updates itself and a
.deb. The tray icon, Claude Code / Codex hooks, open at login and single instance work like on Windows and macOS. - If an agent finishes while the buddy isn't running, the hook starts it and the knock is no longer lost while the
app is still loading.
Windows: download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin).
Mac (macOS 14+): download ClaudeBuddy_*_universal.dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel) or the smaller ClaudeBuddy_*_aarch64.dmg (Apple Silicon only), open it and drag ClaudeBuddy to Applications. The app is not notarized: the first time, open it, then System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.
Linux (x86_64, Ubuntu 22.04+ and similar): ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.AppImage (make it executable and run it; updates itself) or ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.deb (sudo apt install ./ClaudeBuddy_*_amd64.deb). Needs an X11 session or XWayland.
Installed copies update themselves.
ClaudeBuddy v0.2.1
Warning
This version is outdated. Download the latest release instead — installed copies update themselves.
- macOS: a smaller Apple Silicon-only .dmg next to the universal one (both update the same way).
Windows: download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin).
Mac (macOS 14+): download ClaudeBuddy_*_universal.dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel) or the smaller ClaudeBuddy_*_aarch64.dmg (Apple Silicon only), open it and drag ClaudeBuddy to Applications. The app is not notarized: the first time, open it, then System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.
Installed copies update themselves.
ClaudeBuddy v0.2.0
Warning
This version is outdated. Download the latest release instead — installed copies update themselves.
- macOS. The same app now runs on macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon and Intel): a universal .dmg, the menu bar icon,
hooks for Claude Code and Codex, "quiet when watching" for the Claude and Codex apps, open at login and
self-update. It replaces the old Swift ClaudeBuddy, closing the old copy if it is still running. - Sharper on Retina screens: the pet canvas is no longer drawn in a low-resolution layer.
- Settings: the Updates section could show up twice; fixed.
- Releases stay a draft until every platform is uploaded and the update manifest has been checked.
Windows: download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin).
Mac (Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 14+): download ClaudeBuddy_*_universal.dmg, open it and drag ClaudeBuddy to Applications. The app is not notarized: the first time, open it, then System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.
Installed copies update themselves.
ClaudeBuddy v0.1.4
Warning
This version is outdated. Download the latest release instead — installed copies update themselves.
- Bunny: a pink headband with a bow, and a smaller, softer mouth.
- The debug log now records which agent hook fired (event, session, turn, tool, app) - attach it to a bug report
when the buddy knocks for nothing.
Download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin). Installed copies update themselves.
ClaudeBuddy v0.1.3
Warning
This version is outdated. Download the latest release instead — installed copies update themselves.
- New character: Byte, a blocky little coder in Claude's colors. Now and then it pulls out a laptop, holds it
in one hand and types with the other. - MIT license.
Download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin). Installed copies update themselves.
ClaudeBuddy v0.1.2
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This version is outdated. Download the latest release instead — installed copies update themselves.
- Drop the buddy on an app and it stays in front of all apps, even when you click them (before, it slipped
behind as soon as that app was clicked). Drop it on the desktop or the taskbar and it goes back behind your windows. - The ninjas don't dance anymore; they train instead.
- New app icon: a knock on the glass.
Download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin). Installed copies update themselves.
ClaudeBuddy v0.1.1
Warning
This version is outdated. Download the latest release instead — installed copies update themselves.
Download ClaudeBuddy_*_x64-setup.exe below and run it (per-user install, no admin). Installed copies update themselves.