Installation

Download

Claudette is available as a pre-built binary from GitHub Releases.

Platform	Architecture	Format
macOS	Apple Silicon (aarch64)	.dmg
macOS	Intel (x86_64)	.dmg
Linux	x86_64	.AppImage, .deb

1. Download the appropriate binary for your platform from the latest release
2. macOS: Open the .dmg and drag Claudette to your Applications folder
3. Linux: Run the .AppImage directly or install the .deb package

Prerequisites

Before using Claudette, ensure you have Claude Code installed and authenticated:

# Install Claude Code if you haven't already
# See: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code

# Authenticate with your Anthropic account
claude /login

Build from Source

If you prefer to build from source, you’ll need:

• Rust (stable toolchain, edition 2024)
• Bun (JavaScript runtime and package manager)
• Tauri CLI: cargo install tauri-cli --version "^2"

Platform dependencies:

macOS

xcode-select --install

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev build-essential curl wget file \
  libxdo-dev libssl-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev

Build steps:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/utensils/Claudette.git
cd Claudette

# Install frontend dependencies
cd src/ui && bun install && cd ../..

# Build optimized release binary
cargo tauri build

The compiled binary will be in src-tauri/target/release/.