free-claude-code install guide

Install free-claude-code on macOS and Linux

★ 56k stars macOS and Linux README verified

Install free-claude-code with one command

Pick your system, reveal the command, copy it, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command was taken from the project's own documentation and checked against it.

PowerShell not published

What exactly does this do?

Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.

Run free-claude-code --help to see the available commands, and free-claude-code --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.

This downloads the project's shell installer and pipes it straight into your shell, which executes it without saving a file. Same caveat: it's the project's script, but read it first if you want to be sure.

About free-claude-code

Independent open-source project. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic

From free-claude-code's own README.

About free-claude-code

free-claude-code is an open-source developer tool.

CategoryDeveloper tool
Install methodshell one-liner (curl | bash)
Windowsno install command published
macOS / Linuxdocumented install command available
PriceFree and open source
Command verifiedYes — checked against the project README
Popularity56k stars on the project's public repository

On mobile

free-claude-code is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.

free-claude-code is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.