linux

Cline's desktop coding assistant now runs on Linux with native .deb and .rpm packages. The release also fixes plugin slash commands, restores live voice transcription, and refreshes the model catalog to 6,386 entries with Claude Opus 5.5 becoming the default for 11 providers.

Anthropic released Claude Science, a specialized desktop application for macOS and Linux that connects Claude models to scientific databases and compute infrastructure. The public beta app includes analysis specialists for genomics, single-cell biology, proteomics, and structural biology, with native connections to over 60 scientific databases.