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33> Install the Claude desktop app, open the Code tab, and start your first Claude Code session on a project folder on your computer.
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5The desktop app gives you Claude Code with a graphical interface. You can ask Claude to work on the code in a folder on your computer and review its changes without using a terminal.
5The desktop app gives you Claude Code with a graphical interface. You can ask Claude to work on the code in a folder on your computer, then review the changes yourself, without using a terminal.
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7Claude Code is in the **Code** tab at the top of the app's sidebar. This page walks through installing the app and starting your first session there. Claude Code requires a [Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise subscription](https://claude.com/pricing?utm_source=claude_code\&utm_medium=docs\&utm_content=desktop_quickstart_pricing).
7Claude Code is in the **Code** tab at the top of the app's sidebar. This page walks through installing the app and starting your first session there. Claude Code requires a [Pro, Max, Ultra, Team, or Enterprise subscription](https://claude.com/pricing?utm_source=claude_code\&utm_medium=docs\&utm_content=desktop_quickstart_pricing).
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9> **[Download for macOS](https://claude.ai/api/desktop/darwin/universal/dmg/latest/redirect?utm_source=claude_code\&utm_medium=docs)**
9> [card] [Download for macOS](https://claude.ai/api/desktop/darwin/universal/dmg/latest/redirect?utm_source=claude_code\&utm_medium=docs)
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1111> Universal build for Intel and Apple Silicon
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13> **[Download for Windows](https://claude.ai/api/desktop/win32/x64/setup/latest/redirect?utm_source=claude_code\&utm_medium=docs)**
13> [card] [Download for Windows](https://claude.ai/api/desktop/win32/x64/setup/latest/redirect?utm_source=claude_code\&utm_medium=docs)
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1515> For x64 processors
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17> **[Get Claude for Linux (beta)](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop-linux.md)**
17> [card] [Get Claude for Linux (beta)](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop-linux.md)
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1919> apt or .deb for Ubuntu and Debian
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