{"slug": "show-hn-run-multiple-claude-desktop-accounts-in-isolated-windows-mac-windows", "title": "Show HN: Run multiple Claude desktop accounts in isolated windows (Mac/Windows)", "summary": "DeckSpace launched Claude Accounts, a paid utility for macOS and Windows that lets users run multiple isolated copies of the official Claude desktop app, one per account, eliminating the need to log in and out. Priced at $29 for a single license, $49 for a 5-pack, and $29 for a bundle with DeckVoice, the app supports SSO work accounts (Okta, Microsoft, Google) and includes full source code. The tool is independent and not affiliated with Anthropic, and it does not share logins or evade usage limits.", "body_md": "### One window per account\n\nWork, personal, team, client — each account is its own real Claude desktop app.\n\nWork Claude, personal Claude, a client's Claude — juggling them by logging in and out is misery. Claude Accounts opens **one Claude desktop app per account** — each logged in once, forever. **Works with SSO work accounts** (Okta, Microsoft, Google) on macOS and Windows. No logging out. No Terminal. Just click.\n\nInstant download for **macOS & Windows** · one-time payment · secure checkout by Stripe\n\nClaude Accounts launches extra, fully isolated copies of the official Claude desktop app — one per account. Nothing about your normal Claude changes.\n\nA clean picker shows your main Claude plus every account you've added.\n\nType a name — “work”, “studio”, anything. A fresh Claude window opens and asks you to log in. Once.\n\nEvery account stays logged in permanently and opens side by side. Re-opening one just focuses its window.\n\nWork, personal, team, client — each account is its own real Claude desktop app.\n\nEach account logs in once and stays logged in. No more sign-out / sign-in roulette.\n\nCompany sign-in (Okta, Microsoft, Google SSO) comes back to the right account window — nothing to set up. Native on macOS; on Windows since v2.6, marked beta while real-world reports come in.\n\nSeparate settings, history, connectors and data folders. Accounts never touch each other — or your main app.\n\nA premium native macOS app (running indicators, rename/remove, drag-to-install DMG) and a double-clickable launcher on Windows.\n\nBoth included in one purchase, same simple picker on each.\n\nThe complete Swift + PowerShell source ships inside the download — read every line in any text editor. No telemetry; the only network call is a once-a-day check of a static version file so the app can tell you a free update exists.\n\nThe Mac app is signed with our Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens like any other app — no security hoops.\n\n1. Drag **Claude Accounts** into Applications.\n\n2. Double-click it. It opens — signed & notarized by Apple.\n\nThen \"+ Add account\", name it, log in once. Done.\n\nNeeds **macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer, Apple Silicon and Intel**, and the official Claude desktop app already installed.\n\n1. Unzip anywhere (e.g. Documents).\n\n2. Double-click **\"Claude Accounts.bat\"** — pure cmd, no PowerShell, so it runs even on locked-down work PCs.\n\nIf SmartScreen warns: **More info → Run anyway**.\n\nThere's also an optional **\"Claude Accounts (graphical).bat\"** pop-up picker, which does need PowerShell. Both are plain text — read every line in Notepad if you like — and both need the official Claude desktop app already installed.\n\nEmail [info@deckspace.dev](mailto:info@deckspace.dev) — we usually reply within hours, and we'll get you running. Full source ships in your download, updates are free, and there's a [7-day no-questions refund](legal.html#refunds).\n\nFull source code included in every download\n\n**Team 5-Pack — 5 seats for $49** ~~$70~~ · one receipt, every teammate covered.\n\nNeed more than 5 seats? [Email us](mailto:info@deckspace.dev?subject=Claude%20Accounts%20—%20more%20seats) — same-day reply.\n\n**Claude Accounts + DeckVoice — $29** ~~$33~~ · save $4 · adds push-to-talk Mac dictation with a lifetime license, one checkout.\n\nNo. Claude Accounts is an independent utility made by DeckSpace. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. It simply launches the official Claude desktop app you already installed, with an isolated data folder per account.\n\nYou need your own Claude account for each profile you add (free or paid — that's between you and Anthropic). Claude Accounts doesn't create accounts, share logins, or change any limits; it just lets each of your accounts have its own window.\n\nNo. Owning more than one Claude account — say a work one and a personal one — is allowed; what Anthropic's terms prohibit is **sharing a single login between people** or trying to **evade usage limits**. Claude Accounts does neither. It simply opens the official Claude desktop app you already installed, pointed at a separate data folder per account you legitimately own (the same way browsers run separate profiles). It never automates Claude, intercepts its traffic, shares credentials, or touches any limit — so there's nothing for it to flag. You remain responsible for following [Anthropic's terms](https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms) on each account.\n\nNo. It never touches the Claude app or your existing data. Each added account lives in its own folder (`ClaudeAccounts/<name>`\n\n) and launches the official app pointed at that folder. Delete the folder and the account profile is gone.\n\nCurrent downloads are signed with our Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so this warning no longer appears. If you have an older copy, [re-download with your purchase email](resend.php) — the newest build is free. (On an old copy: right-click the app → Open → Open works too.) Questions? [info@deckspace.dev](mailto:info@deckspace.dev).\n\nTwo double-clickable launchers in one zip. Start with **\"Claude Accounts.bat\"** — a plain-text menu that uses no PowerShell at all, so it runs even on locked-down work PCs. **\"Claude Accounts (graphical).bat\"** is an optional dark pop-up picker that does need PowerShell. Both are plain text — open them in Notepad and read every line before running them.\n\nOn macOS, yes. The app runs company sign-in (Okta, Microsoft, Google Workspace) through macOS's own native secure sign-in window, and the result is delivered straight back to the account window that asked for it — nothing to configure.\n\nOn Windows, company sign-in, Google and email-link sign-in now reach the right account window too — **v2.6 adds this and it's in the current download**. It's marked beta while reports from real corporate identity providers come in. Updates are free — re-download from your receipt link any time. If SSO on Windows is the reason you're buying, [email us](mailto:info@deckspace.dev) first; there's also a [7-day no-questions refund](legal.html#refunds).\n\nLauncher updates are free — re-download anytime from your receipt link, and the Mac app quietly shows a small \"update available\" row when a new version is out. Not for you? Reply to your Stripe receipt or email [info@deckspace.dev](mailto:info@deckspace.dev) within 7 days for a full refund. Details in the [refund policy](legal.html#refunds).\n\nOne request only: once a day the Mac app fetches a static version file from deckspace.dev so it can tell you a free update exists. No query parameters, no identifiers, no telemetry — nothing about you or your accounts is ever sent. The complete source ships in your download, so you can verify this yourself.\n\nNo problem — [enter the email you paid with](resend.php) and we'll send your personal re-download link. It always serves the latest version, free.\n\nClaude™ is a trademark of Anthropic, PBC. Claude Accounts is an unofficial utility and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic. It manages separate accounts you legitimately own — it is not a way around any Anthropic usage limit, and you are responsible for complying with Anthropic's terms for each of your accounts. The launcher uses a standard application flag (--user-data-dir) and may require an update if the Claude desktop app changes; updates are free.\n\nThe simple way to keep work and personal Claude open side by side.\n\nStop mixing company and personal chats in one logged-in app.\n\nHow freelancers and agencies keep every client account a click away.\n\nAn honest side-by-side — price, Mac vs Windows, and which to pick.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-multiple-claude-desktop-accounts-in-isolated-windows-mac-windows", "canonical_source": "https://deckspace.dev/claude-accounts/", "published_at": "2026-08-02 06:38:40+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-02 06:52:51.281167+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["DeckSpace", "Claude Accounts", "Anthropic", "Claude", "Okta", "Microsoft", "Google", "Stripe"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-multiple-claude-desktop-accounts-in-isolated-windows-mac-windows", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-multiple-claude-desktop-accounts-in-isolated-windows-mac-windows.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-multiple-claude-desktop-accounts-in-isolated-windows-mac-windows.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-run-multiple-claude-desktop-accounts-in-isolated-windows-mac-windows.jsonld"}}