# Claude Code on desktop now lets users build custom themes with mods

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/claude-code-desktop-custom-themes-mods>
> Published: 2026-11-14 03:16:49+00:00

# Claude Code on desktop now lets users build custom themes with mods

**Anthropic is opening the desktop Code tab to user-made colors and animated backdrops, with local sessions first and cloud sessions still to come.**

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
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Anthropic has added custom themes to Claude Code on desktop, letting users describe the look they want and have Claude build it as a mod. Anthropic's developer account, ClaudeDevs, said users can change colors, add an animated background, or start from the theme-examples plugin. TestingCatalog amplified the announcement on November 14th, calling it a Friday feature drop.

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