[BUG] Cowork tab missing in Mac desktop app on latest build, personal account
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- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
[BUG] Cowork tab missing in Mac desktop app on latest build, personal account
Preflight
- Searched existing issues; reports to date are Windows-specific (#48407, #49748)
- Single bug report
- Running latest version of Claude desktop app
What's wrong
The Cowork tab is absent from the sidebar navigation in the Mac desktop app. Sidebar shows only two top-level modes: Chat and Code. No Cowork entry is present, including under the collapsible "More" section.
Expected behaviour
Following Cowork's move to GA, the Cowork tab should be present in the sidebar alongside Chat and Code on personal accounts.
Environment
- Interface: Claude Desktop App
- OS: macOS
- Account type: Personal (Pro/Max), no workspace-level access controls in play
- App version: [fill in from Claude menu → About]
Steps to reproduce
- Launch Claude desktop app on macOS
- Observe sidebar — Cowork tab is not present
- Expand "More" section — Cowork still not present
- Restart app — issue persists
Additional notes
Existing bug reports on this issue (#48407, #49748) are Windows 11 only. This appears to be the first Mac report, which may be useful signal.
What Should Happen?
Button should appear
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
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Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
Claude 1.3109.0 (35cbf6)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
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On Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 12:33, github-actions[bot] @.***>
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Claude Version 1.4758.0 (fb266c)
Confirming this on macOS 15.7.4 (24G517) (2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7), Claude Desktop v1.4758.0 (fb266c). Cowork and code tabs are missing from the sidebar — only Chat visible, nothing under any collapsible section. Cowork settings still appear in Settings, so the feature isn't disabled — it's just the sidebar entry that's gone. Was working normally before a recent auto-update. No reinstall attempted yet.
Regression report: Cowork tab disappeared after update to v1.7196.0 on Intel Mac
Platform: macOS (Darwin 24.6.0)
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K (x86_64) — not Apple Silicon
Claude Desktop version: 1.7196.0 (May 12, 2026)
Plan: Pro/Max
What happened
The Cowork tab was working normally on my machine until the automatic update to v1.7196.0 on May 12, 2026. After the update, the tab is completely gone from the sidebar — only Chat and Code are visible.
Expected behavior
Cowork tab should appear in the sidebar as it did before the update.
Steps to reproduce
Notes
(if Intel were unsupported by design, it should have never worked)
Please consider either fixing the regression or at minimum showing a clear
error message explaining why Cowork is unavailable, rather than silently
hiding the tab.
Closing for now — inactive for too long. Please open a new issue if this is still relevant.
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