Cmd+click on session tabs no longer opens sessions in side-by-side panels (Desktop App)
Description
In a recent version of the Claude Code Desktop App, Cmd+clicking multiple session tabs in the sidebar used to open the selected sessions as side-by-side panels in the same window. This was very useful for comparing/working across sessions simultaneously.
This behavior no longer works — Cmd+click now appears to only select a single session at a time, and there seems to be no way to view multiple sessions side-by-side in one window anymore.
Steps to reproduce
- Open Claude Code Desktop App with multiple sessions in the sidebar
- Click one session
- Hold Cmd and click another session tab
Expected
Both (or all selected) sessions open as side-by-side panels in the same window.
Actual
Only the last-clicked session is shown; no split-panel view is opened.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.140
- Platform: macOS 26.2 (Darwin 25.2.0)
- Surface: Desktop App
Impact
This was a daily workflow for me — viewing two sessions side-by-side made it much easier to coordinate work across related tasks. Losing it has been a real productivity hit.
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