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The CC GUI desktop app ships as a standalone app named ccgui. The repo is desktop-cc-gui.

Prerequisites

  • macOS 10.13+ / Windows 10+ (with WebView2) / a recent Linux distro
  • Access to GitHub Releases
  • Before you chat, you need at least one working AI runtime (Claude, Codex, Kimi, Grok, OpenCode, Pi, or DeepSeek Harness)

Download the installer

On the Releases page, download the package for your platform: Releases download page Download URL: https://github.com/zhukunpenglinyutong/desktop-cc-gui/releases

Install

  1. Open the .dmg
  2. Drag ccgui into Applications
  3. Open it from Launchpad or Applications

Confirm the install

After you open the app you should see:
  • The home / workspace picker
  • A way into Settings to configure providers
  • A version number in Settings or About
The app supports in-app auto-update. When a new version is available, it prompts you to download and install.

Next steps

Install only puts the app on this machine. To send a message, continue with Prepare your environment: check the runtime, configure a provider, and add a project folder.