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Code Without Code

How non-techies can build real things with Claude Code. No terminal. No prior coding experience required.

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🚀 Get Started

Claude Code Desktop is an interactive coding assistant that lives inside the Claude app. It gives you direct access to your local files — no terminal, no command line, no tech background required. If you can describe what you want, Claude can build it.

💳 What This Costs

The Claude app is free to download, but using the Code tab requires a paid Anthropic subscription. Everything else on this list is free.

💳Anthropic Claude Pro / Max / Teams / Enterprise~$20–$200+/mo
💳Computer Use (macOS) — Pro or Max onlyIncluded in Pro/Max
✅Claude Desktop AppFree
✅Git (required on Windows)Free
✅GitHub CLI (gh)Free
✅git-lfsFree

The Three Modes in Claude

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Chat

General conversation with no file access, similar to claude.ai

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Cowork

Autonomous background agent that works in a cloud VM independently

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Code

Interactive coding assistant with direct access to your local files

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NoteThis guide focuses on the Code tab. Claude Code requires a Pro, Max, Teams, or Enterprise subscription. No coding knowledge is assumed anywhere in this guide.