v0.1.0 — Claude Code Desktop for Linux

Claude Code Desktop — an unofficial Linux desktop GUI that runs the real claude CLI in a window (xterm.js + node-pty wrapping your installed claude). The official Claude Code desktop app is macOS/Windows only; this fills the Linux gap.

Downloads (x64 Linux)

• claude-code-desktop-0.1.0.AppImage — portable, no install. chmod +x it and double-click. On first launch it auto-installs an app-grid entry + icon into ~/.local/share.
• claude-code-desktop_0.1.0_amd64.deb — sudo apt install ./claude-code-desktop_0.1.0_amd64.deb (adds an app-menu entry + icon).

Requirements

The Claude Code CLI (claude) installed on the machine. Built & tested on Ubuntu 24.04 (Wayland + GNOME).

Highlights

Real terminal with full CLI parity · tabbed sessions · folder picker · find · 5 color themes · 12 UI languages (incl. RTL Arabic) · fully localized menus · terminal-friendly shortcuts (Ctrl+C/V/W/A/R stay with the shell).

See the README for full docs.

Note: launches with --no-sandbox (Ubuntu 24.04's chrome-sandbox isn't setuid + restricted user namespaces). It's a local app running a local CLI.