---
title: "Claude Desktop pricing, platforms and integrations"
description: "Anthropic's desktop app with Chat, Cowork and Code tabs. The Code tab runs Claude Code sessions side by side with visual diffs and scheduled tasks. Linux is in beta."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/tools/claude-desktop"
---
# Claude Desktop

> Anthropic's desktop app with Chat, Cowork and Code tabs. The Code tab runs Claude Code sessions side by side with visual diffs and scheduled tasks. Linux is in beta.

- **Layer**: Desktop app
- **Vendor**: Anthropic
- **Platforms**: macOS, Windows, Linux
- **License**: Proprietary
- **Pricing**: From $20/mo
- **Status**: Active
- **JSON**: /api/v1/tools/claude-desktop.json

## Links

- [Website](https://claude.com/download)
- [Pricing](https://claude.com/pricing)
- [Docs](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop)

## Pricing

Included with [Claude](https://whichcoding.tools/plans/claude) plans. Same pricing as [Claude Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/claude-code).

| Plan | Price | Included | Beyond that | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claude Pro (individual) | $20/mo (per user · $17/mo billed annually) | — | API list price. Optional extra usage at API rates once the plan allowance is used. | Usage allowance shared with claude.ai chat, resets in five-hour windows |
| Claude Max 5x (individual) | $100/mo (per user) | — | API list price | 5x the Pro allowance |
| Claude Max 20x (individual) | $200/mo (per user) | — | API list price | 20x the Pro allowance. The pricing page reads "starting at" for both Max tiers. $200 is the published monthly price for 20x. |
| Claude Team (team) | $25/mo (per user · $20/mo billed annually) | — | API list price | Standard seat. Premium seats are $125 monthly or $100 annual with 5x the usage. |
| API pay-as-you-go (individual) | Usage-based | — | API list price. Bill an Anthropic Console account at list token prices instead of using a plan. | — |

Chat works on the Free plan. Code and Cowork need Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise. On Linux, Computer Use and dictation are not available yet.

Source: [claude.com/download](https://claude.com/download), verified 2026-09-23.

## Works with

What Claude Desktop runs, and what can run Claude Desktop. "With your existing login" means the wrapped tool's subscription is reused, no second bill.

### Runs

- [Claude Code](https://whichcoding.tools/tools/claude-code) (via SDK, $20/mo on Claude Pro, with your existing login): Anthropic's terminal agent. Reads the codebase, edits files and runs commands, with a VS Code and JetBrains extension and a web surface on the same engine. The Code tab is Claude Code with the same login. Requires a paid claude.ai plan.

## Models

- **Providers**: Anthropic
- **Bring your own key**: No BYOK
- **Local models**: No

## Features

- **Git worktrees**: One isolated checkout per task
- **Parallel agents**: Several agents running at once
- **Subagents**: The agent can delegate to child agents
- **MCP client**: Connects to MCP servers
- **Browser automation**: Drives a browser to verify UI
- **Sandboxing**: Runs commands in an isolated sandbox
- **Remote execution**: Runs on a remote machine or over SSH
- **Mobile companion**: Follow or drive sessions from a phone
- **Scheduled tasks**: Automations that run on a schedule
- **Diff review**: Review and annotate changes in the tool
- **Plugins**: Extensible through plugins or a marketplace
- **Hooks**: Run your own commands at lifecycle points

## Install

- **download**: [claude.com/download](https://claude.com/download)
- **brew**: `brew install --cask claude`

## License

- **SPDX**: Proprietary
- **Kind**: Proprietary

## Sources

Every fact above points at a vendor page and the date someone last checked it.

| Source | Covers | Verified |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [claude.com/download](https://claude.com/download) | pricing, platforms, features, general | 2026-09-23 |
| [code.claude.com/docs/en/overview](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview) | wraps, models | 2026-08-23 |
| [code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop) | features | 2026-08-26 |

Source data: [content/tools/claude-desktop.yml](https://github.com/benjamincanac/whichcodingtools/blob/main/content/tools/claude-desktop.yml)

## Related

- [Compare Claude Desktop with another tool](https://whichcoding.tools/compare?tools=claude-desktop)
- [All desktop apps](https://whichcoding.tools/layers/app)
- [Everything on Claude](https://whichcoding.tools/plans/claude)

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