The NEW Claude Desktop App is here (First Look)
💼 Business owner or operator with a team? We build AI automation systems that cut costs and scale ops — done for you: https://ryanandmattdatascience.com/ai-consultant/ 🚀 Want to make money with AI skills? Join our free community — real projects, real client strategies, and the exact stack we use: https://www.skool.com/data-and-ai Anthropic just dropped a major update to the Claude desktop app, and there's a lot to unpack. In this video, we cover every significant change — including the removal of the top navigation bar, disappearing sidebar icons, the new split-screen feature, session stats dashboard, routines in Claude Code, sidebar customization, and GitHub PR integration. Some of these changes are awesome, some are a bit of a bummer. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro: Claude desktop app just got a major update 0:22 - Change #1: Top nav bar removed (chat/cowork/code switcher is gone) 1:05 - Sidebar icons removed (new task, projects, schedule, etc.) 2:00 - You now have to always expand the sidebar 3:05 - Jumping into Claude Code's new features 3:40 - New: Routines feature just dropped 3:56 - Customize sidebar (choose which items appear) 4:32 - Pinned vs. Starred sessions (name change) 5:23 - New session stats dashboard (tokens, streaks, peak hour, favorite model) 6:08 - Split screen: drag & drop method 7:20 - Open in split view via three-dot menu + session filtering 8:16 - Routines deep dive (similar to scheduled tasks in Cowork) 8:54 - Customize screen confusion: Cowork vs. Code 9:43 - Dark/Light mode appearance toggle (only in Claude Code) 10:34 - Microphone input in Claude Code 10:57 - Permission modes: ask, accept edits, plan mode, bypass 11:09 - Transcript view modes (normal, thinking verbose, summary) 11:17 - Settings: bypass permissions & worktree locations 11:44 - GitHub PR integration: start a session directly from a PR 13:37 - Outro OTHER SOCIALS: 🌐 Website & Blog: https://ryanandmattdatascience.com/ Ryan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-p-nolan/ Matt’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-payne-ceo/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/RyanMattDS *This is an affiliate program. We receive a small portion of the final sale at no extra cost to you.