[FEATURE] No about screen or version visible in desktop application

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 25, 2026 by ethanpil

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
  • [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

I would like to see the version of the Claude Desktop application on an about screen or at least with a /version or /claude-version command.

Proposed Solution

Add an About modal to the desktop application

Alternative Solutions

Add a /version or /claude-version command that will display the version to the user.

Priority

Low - Nice to have

Feature Category

Other

Use Case Example

  1. Need to report a bug to Anthropic, waste time trying to figure out the version I have. Now I can see quickly.
  1. New feature or slash command is released, want to see if I have the feature available on my version I dont want to restart or upgrade app in middle of a session and lose cache context.

Additional Context

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