io.github.aaddrick.claude-desktop-debian CC0-1.0 LicenseRef-proprietary Claude Desktop

Unofficial desktop client for Claude AI

Claude Desktop is an unofficial community repackaging of Anthropic's Claude Desktop client for Debian and Ubuntu. The upstream Windows binary is repacked and patched for Linux compatibility (frame, tray, Cowork mode, MCP stdio, Quick Entry, etc.).

Features:

Conversations with the Claude model family (Sonnet, Opus, Haiku)
Projects with persistent context and file uploads
Cowork mode — local agent VM for sandboxed code tasks
MCP (Model Context Protocol) stdio servers for tool integration
System tray, Quick Entry hotkey, and tab system

This packaging is community-maintained and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. See the packaging source and issue tracker linked below.

claude-desktop-unofficial.desktop https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian/issues https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian aaddrick Office Utility claude-desktop-unofficial