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For both Mac and Windows

Install Claude Code

Five-ish minutes. Same Claude brain you've been using — but with hands on your keyboard. You'll need to be okay opening a "terminal" once. After that, it's all just typing.

On a Mac

  1. Open Terminal. Hit Cmd + Space, type Terminal, hit return. A small black window opens. Don't panic — this is the keyboard for the next step.
  2. Paste this and hit return: 
    curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
    It downloads the installer and sets things up. Takes about 60 seconds.
  3. Close the Terminal window. Open a fresh one. (This makes it notice the new install.)
  4. Type claude and hit return. It'll ask you to sign in — a browser window opens, click "Allow," done.
  5. You're in. Type a sentence. Watch what happens.

On Windows

  1. Open PowerShell. Hit the Windows key, type PowerShell, click it. (Not "PowerShell as Administrator" — just regular.)
  2. Paste this and hit Enter: 
    irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex
    irm downloads, iex runs it. Same idea as the Mac line, just Windows-flavored.
  3. Close PowerShell. Open a fresh window.
  4. Type claude and hit Enter. Sign in when prompted. Done.

Backup: install with npm (any OS)

If the script installs above don't work, and you already have Node.js, this works on Mac, Windows, and Linux:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Then run claude from any terminal.

Your first 10 minutes

  1. Make a folder for projects. Mac/Linux: mkdir ~/projects && cd ~/projects. Windows: mkdir $HOME\projects; cd $HOME\projects.
  2. Type claude and hit return.
  3. Ask it something real. "Build me a one-page website that lists my favorite recipes, with photos. I'll provide three to start."
  4. Let it work. Approve when it asks. Watch the files appear.

Where to go for help

Now — vote on what we build → Re-read why the terminal