I've been using Claude Code for almost everything lately. Have given one an email account so it can research business leads, draft emails, fact-check them and clear them with me before sending (works really well by the way). I also tend to have a few Claude Code agents running at any one time for coding.
I used to create a split terminal to manage them from there, but found working in the terminal all day pretty depressing and, more importantly, found it hard to follow Claude Code's process and see which agents needed my immediate attention.
I tried Anthropic's VS Code Claude Code extension and it had a great UI (more info on Claude Code's process and easier to read), but it crashed my PC when I ran more than 3 and I couldn't watch multiple agents in parallel (had to constantly switch between them).
So I built a lightweight Tauri desktop app which lets you run multiple Claude Code agents in one window alongside each other. It's easier to read the output and see which agents need your attention than a terminal.
Have been using this all day everyday instead of an IDE and have obsessed over every detail to make sure it's easy-to-use, but also lightweight and fast (so you can manage multiple agents without your PC crashing).
There are some nice features like better usage alerts for when you're going to hit your 5-hour and weekly limits (with sparklines to show when usage peaked, and which agents are the most token-intensive).
It's free to use (you just need to log in with your existing Claude Code account) for up to 4 agents simultaneously. This app doesn't store your Claude Code account details and doesn't store any of your interactions with Claude Code. They remain between you and Anthropic. It's compatible with Windows, MacOS and 64-bit Linux.
Would really appreciate any feedback, so if you have any thoughts, issues or suggestions please let me know.
Yeah, that's valid. It's not open source yet, but watch this space.
I can't even see people's email addresses when they sign up (as they just sign into their Claude Code account), but I get that you'd have to just take that on faith for now.
As it's a desktop app, someone can just point a proxy at it and watch exactly what it sends. You'll see that nothing like your conversations with Claude or even your login ever leave the app.
Is there any chance you could email me (chris@abralo.com) with your OS and a little explanation of the bug (ideally with a screenshot)? Struggling to recreate it. Would be very grateful.
You mention VS Code crashing with a few agents. Have you measured how much lighter Abralo is in terms of memory and CPU compared to the equivalent setup in VS Code?
Very cool! You mention VS Code crashing with a few agents. Have you measured how much lighter Abralo is in terms of memory and CPU compared to the equivalent setup in VS Code?
VS Code with the extension uses Electron (heavy, because it bundles its own Chromium), extension host, and language servers which is what causes it to crash when you run multiple agents.
Abralo has a Rust backend (0% CPU) and has one shared webview (your native one).
But it's worth saying that the agents themselves use a huge amount of memory however you run them. That's why it's important not to layer additional overhead on top of each.
This mentioned using the claude binary, is it using 'claude -p'? And are you worried about the subscription/billing changes that were supposed to take effect this month? I have a similar ui I made for myself that I'm wondering if it will just become useless eventually.
Personally, I also like to use terminal development. Previously, I used tmux to manage opencode sessions, but now I also use claude on a daily basis. I tried it, but later I felt that the trouble did not continue. At present, you can use it directly for me, which is quite awesome. I like it. It has been downloaded and I will try it.
Claude Code CLI has an agents view that lets you manage multiple sessions in parallel. I literally only ever start claude with `claude agents` these days, and use left arrow to go back to that view from any single session.
Yeah, I have used that and it's pretty good. For me, keeping up with multiple Claude Code agents got pretty annoying (hard to see which need your attention etc) so I felt like I needed a lightweight UI. I get that that isn't for everyone though.
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I used to create a split terminal to manage them from there, but found working in the terminal all day pretty depressing and, more importantly, found it hard to follow Claude Code's process and see which agents needed my immediate attention.
I tried Anthropic's VS Code Claude Code extension and it had a great UI (more info on Claude Code's process and easier to read), but it crashed my PC when I ran more than 3 and I couldn't watch multiple agents in parallel (had to constantly switch between them).
So I built a lightweight Tauri desktop app which lets you run multiple Claude Code agents in one window alongside each other. It's easier to read the output and see which agents need your attention than a terminal.
Have been using this all day everyday instead of an IDE and have obsessed over every detail to make sure it's easy-to-use, but also lightweight and fast (so you can manage multiple agents without your PC crashing).
There are some nice features like better usage alerts for when you're going to hit your 5-hour and weekly limits (with sparklines to show when usage peaked, and which agents are the most token-intensive).
It's free to use (you just need to log in with your existing Claude Code account) for up to 4 agents simultaneously. This app doesn't store your Claude Code account details and doesn't store any of your interactions with Claude Code. They remain between you and Anthropic. It's compatible with Windows, MacOS and 64-bit Linux.
Would really appreciate any feedback, so if you have any thoughts, issues or suggestions please let me know.
Thanks, Chris
I can't even see people's email addresses when they sign up (as they just sign into their Claude Code account), but I get that you'd have to just take that on faith for now.
As it's a desktop app, someone can just point a proxy at it and watch exactly what it sends. You'll see that nothing like your conversations with Claude or even your login ever leave the app.
Let me know how the weekend goes.
VS Code with the extension uses Electron (heavy, because it bundles its own Chromium), extension host, and language servers which is what causes it to crash when you run multiple agents.
Abralo has a Rust backend (0% CPU) and has one shared webview (your native one).
But it's worth saying that the agents themselves use a huge amount of memory however you run them. That's why it's important not to layer additional overhead on top of each.
If there’s no sensible solution, I’ll personally move to another coding agent (and will add that compatibility to Abralo).