Descriptions:
This official Anthropic tutorial covers every supported method for installing Claude Code, the company’s agentic coding assistant, across all major platforms and environments. The video walks through terminal installation on macOS, Linux, and WSL via curl, as well as Homebrew — noting that Homebrew and winget both lack auto-update support. Windows users are shown PowerShell, CMD, and winget options.
Beyond the command line, the guide covers IDE integration in detail: installing the Anthropic-published Claude Code extension in Visual Studio Code via the Extensions Marketplace, and setting up the JetBrains Marketplace plugin for IntelliJ-family IDEs. Both paths include post-install restart steps and how to open the Claude Code panel within the editor.
The video also explains Claude Desktop’s built-in Code mode, which lets Claude operate within a specific project folder with configurable permissions, and the browser-based option at claude.ai/code, which is restricted to GitHub repositories. The presenter closes with a clear comparison of trade-offs: the terminal receives new features fastest, IDE integrations offer the tightest editor experience, Desktop suits background task workflows, and the web version is best for multi-session or remote GitHub-based projects.
📺 Source: Claude · Published May 14, 2026
🏷️ Format: Tutorial Demo
