# Claude Devtools (open-source AI desktop app)

> Claude Devtools is a free, open-source AI desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. The missing DevTools for Claude Code — inspect session logs, tool calls, token usage, subagents, and context window in a visual UI. It has 3,968 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

Your Claude is coding blind. See everything it did. The debugging tool for Claude Code. Read session transcripts, inspect tool calls, track token usage — directly from the Claude Code logs on your machine.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/matt1398/claude-devtools |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 3,968 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://claude-dev.tools |
| Official | no |
| Category | AI desktop apps |
| Latest release | v0.5.0 (May 13, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 26, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install --cask claude-devtools
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/claude-devtools

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