Claude Console is a Ghostty-style chat window that runs Claude Code behind the scenes and renders Myanmar (Burmese) text perfectly.
Why not just use a terminal?
Terminals — even good ones — place one character per grid cell. Myanmar script needs complex shaping: stacking and reordering glyphs across cells, which the grid model fights. A browser’s text engine does full shaping, so Burmese looks right here. Claude Console wraps that engine in a desktop app.
What you get
- ✅ No API key — it uses your existing
claudelogin, so there’s no extra cost - ✅ Same on Windows and Mac
- ✅ Perfect Myanmar shaping — Noto Sans Myanmar / Padauk through the browser text engine
- ✅ Streaming replies, multi-turn memory, markdown and code blocks
- ✅ Tabs — each tab is a separate, independent conversation
- ✅ Language dropdown — have Claude reply in Burmese, Thai, Chinese, Arabic, and more
- ✅ Base-folder box — point Claude at one project folder so it doesn’t roam your whole PC
Requirements
- Node.js — nodejs.org (LTS)
- Claude Code — install with
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code, then runclaudeonce and finish the browser sign-in
Free, Pro, and Max accounts all work. Everyone signs in with their own Claude account — no login is shared.
Run it
Windows — double-click Start-Windows.bat
Mac — the first time, run chmod +x Start-Mac.command, then double-click Start-Mac.command
Either way it opens http://localhost:8787 in your browser. Type in English or Burmese and press Enter. Stop it with Ctrl+C in the console window.
Options
| Variable | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
PORT | 8787 | Port to serve on |
CLAUDE_CWD | the app folder | Folder Claude runs in — point it at a code project for coding help |
CLAUDE_TOOLS | off | Set to 1 to let Claude use tools (skips permission prompts) |
Packaging
An Electron build ships it as a real desktop app — npm run dist:win produces an NSIS installer, npm run dist:mac a .dmg. A GitHub Actions workflow builds both, so a Mac build doesn’t need a Mac.
Tech
Electron shell over a small Node HTTP server that streams from the Claude Code CLI. Framework-free front end, packaged with electron-builder / electron-packager.
Updates
What's shipping, what's fixed, what's next.
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Claude Console is live
A desktop console for Claude Code that finally renders Myanmar text correctly — with tabs, a reply-language picker, and streaming answers. No API key needed.
Terminals draw one character per grid cell, and Myanmar script needs stacking and reordering across cells — so Burmese has always looked broken in a terminal. Claude Console puts a browser text engine in front of Claude Code instead, and the script finally shapes correctly.
What shipped
- Correct Myanmar shaping — Noto Sans Myanmar / Padauk, rendered by the browser text engine
- No API key — it uses your existing
claudelogin, so there’s no extra cost; Free, Pro, and Max all work - Windows and Mac — one double-click script per platform
- Tabs — each tab is an independent conversation
- Language dropdown — reply in Burmese, Thai, Chinese, Arabic, and more
- Base-folder box — scope Claude to one project folder instead of your whole PC
- Streaming replies with markdown and code blocks
- Desktop packaging — an Electron build produces a Windows installer and a Mac
.dmg, both built in GitHub Actions
Why this matters
Burmese-speaking developers had to choose between using Claude Code and reading their own language properly. This removes the choice. Everyone signs in with their own Claude account — no logins are shared.
What’s next
- Signed builds, so Windows SmartScreen stops warning on first run
- Font and theme options