Installing Claude Code

Claude Code can be installed in almost anywhere you develop. This can be: in the terminal, VS Code, JetBrains, Claude Desktop, or on the web. We walk you through installation steps for each platform and help you pick the right one based on your use case. Take the full course: claude.com/courses

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EPISODE INFO

Released: May 14, 2026
Duration: 3m
Channel: Claude
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Claude Code can be installed in almost anywhere you develop. This can be: in the terminal, VS Code, JetBrains, Claude Desktop, or on the web. We walk you through installation steps for each platform and help you pick the right one based on your use case. Take the full course: claude.com/courses

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Claude, Installing Claude Code explores how to install Claude Code across terminal, IDE, desktop, web Claude Code can be installed quickly on macOS/Linux/WSL via a curl command or via Homebrew, with Homebrew lacking auto-updates.

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