[BUG] The previous Claude Desktop layout had Chat, Cowork, and Code as prominent top-level tabs, which is missing now

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What's Wrong?

The previous Claude Desktop layout had Chat, Cowork, and Code as prominent top-level tabs, which made switching between modes intuitive and immediately visible. The current layout buries the mode switcher in the sidebar, making it much harder to discover and use. Please consider restoring the top-level tab placement for these three modes — it was significantly better UX.

What Should Happen?

Please consider restoring the top-level tab placement for these three modes — it was significantly better UX.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

The previous Claude Desktop layout had Chat, Cowork, and Code as prominent top-level tabs, which made switching between modes intuitive and immediately visible. The current layout buries the mode switcher in the sidebar, making it much harder to discover and use. Please consider restoring the top-level tab placement for these three modes — it was significantly better UX.

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.2773.0

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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