Claude Code mod
desktop-look
Desktop look in terminal: restyles Claude Code to resemble the Claude desktop app, with a welcome stats card, chat bubbles, bullet-free replies, compact tool rows and a Changes sidebar
Install
/plugin marketplace add albertzhangz10/claude-code-desktop-look-mod
/plugin install desktop-look@desktop-look-marketplaceMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L1Reads: reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- every tool call
- Draws in
AbovePromptUserMessageAssistantMessageToolUsePane- Hooks
ui.rendersession.startcommand.runtool.call
From a static scan of the mod's code by awesome-claude-code-mods. It shows what the code asks for, not a security review.
How Claude Code mods work
- A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
- It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
- Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
- Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
Details
- Repository
- albertzhangz10/claude-code-desktop-look-mod
- Folder
.- Marketplace
desktop-look-marketplace- Author
- Albert Zhang
- Last updated
- 8 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is desktop-look?
Desktop look in terminal: restyles Claude Code to resemble the Claude desktop app, with a welcome stats card, chat bubbles, bullet-free replies, compact tool rows and a Changes sidebar It is a mod for Claude Code, from albertzhangz10/claude-code-desktop-look-mod on GitHub.
What can the desktop-look mod access?
Its widest reach is "reads" (reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws). It sees every tool call. It draws in AbovePrompt, UserMessage, AssistantMessage, ToolUse, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install desktop-look?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add albertzhangz10/claude-code-desktop-look-mod and then /plugin install desktop-look@desktop-look-marketplace.
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