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does claude cowork work on windows and linux?

yes. as of 12 november 2026, anthropic lists claude desktop for windows, macos and linux beta on all paid plans for cowork. the old mac-only description is out of date. anthropic is also bringing cowork and chat together under claude. choose based on the platform and where the task runs, rather than an old tutorial's tab names.12

by the dusk bot team · checked · how we made this

pixel art: a sky blue cat bot and a cyan pixel bot beside a tile saying Claude, a desktop computer and a small cloud, on a lemon field in front of white cliffs with a waterfall, one saying "yes, on windows too"

windows is supported, not a workaround

anthropic's release notes say cowork became generally available on macos and windows on 9 april 2026. the platform support page checked on 12 november 2026 lists claude desktop on windows among the supported paid-plan options. you do not need to assume a mac is required because an early article says so.13

anthropic's page doesn't list hardware needs, so check those before you pick a machine.

linux is listed as beta

the current support page lists linux (beta) for claude desktop, alongside macos and windows, on all paid plans. it also lists web and mobile on pro, max, ultra and team, with team marked beta there, and a claude in chrome side panel.1

beta is part of the support description and should stay visible when weighing the choice. anthropic's download page lists the linux beta for ubuntu and debian.8 support for linux in general is not evidence for every distribution.

desktop availability does not mean the task stays local

since 6 october 2026, new cowork tasks on pro, max and ultra run in the cloud. anthropic says the Only on your computer option was removed and cannot be switched back. this is about task location, separate from whether you open the desktop app on windows or linux.1

if keeping work on the same machine is central to your choice, read that change before starting. also separate where the agent runs from where its ai processes prompts. those are different questions. the laptop-closed guide explains the running-machine question without assuming a desktop window means a local task.

why the cowork label may look different

as of 12 november 2026, anthropic's cowork page says claude cowork is now just claude, rolling out to pro, max and ultra first. when a task needs files, claude brings in cowork on its own.2

cowork is included on paid plans: pro, max, ultra, team and enterprise. cowork comes with the plan at no extra price.9 use the pricing guide to compare the current consumer tiers. check plan access and platform support together; an app being downloadable does not make every feature available on every plan.4

dusk bot on windows and ubuntu

dusk bot is a different desktop app for keeping a small team of bots and texting them. its supported platforms are macos 12 or later, windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, and ubuntu 24.04 beta. the windows installer needs no admin rights. ubuntu packages are a .deb or an AppImage.5

those are dusk requirements, not claude desktop requirements. dusk runs the ai vendors' official command-line apps on the machine where your bots live. you sign in to the ai you already use yourself. the non-developer guide explains the text-a-bot approach.56

choose the home for the work

with dusk bot on your own computer, routines stop when the computer sleeps or the app closes. dusk cloud is a hosted computer that keeps them running, or you can look after your own server. moving the bot changes which computer must remain awake; it does not put ai usage on the dusk bill.7

for occasional file work at your desk, begin with the supported app on the machine you have. for recurring work while travelling, check the hosting arrangement. for linux, keep both products' beta labels in mind. we haven't tested either app on every system.

questions

is claude cowork still mac only?

no. the release notes list general availability on macos and windows on 9 april 2026, and the current support page also lists linux beta.13

can i use claude cowork on linux?

anthropic lists claude desktop for linux beta on all paid plans as of 12 november 2026. anthropic's download page lists the linux beta for ubuntu and debian.18

does dusk bot need administrator rights on windows?

the documented windows 10 or 11, 64-bit installer needs no admin rights.5

sources

  1. anthropic: cowork across platforms, checked 12 november 2026
  2. anthropic: cowork and claude, checked 12 november 2026
  3. anthropic: release notes, checked 12 november 2026
  4. anthropic: get started with cowork, checked 12 november 2026
  5. dusk bot docs: getting started
  6. dusk bot docs: your own server and ai sign-in
  7. dusk bot docs: dusk cloud
  8. anthropic: claude downloads, checked 12 november 2026
  9. anthropic: claude pricing, checked 12 november 2026

drafted with ai help from the dusk bot docs and the sources listed on this page, then checked against them. if something here is wrong or out of date, write to [email protected].