Petal
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Petal for macOS

A terminal for Claude Code, with a reader for its replies and a cat who keeps you company.

Claude writes careful replies. Petal gives each one a page.

Download for macOS Version 1.0.0 · macOS · Apple silicon and Intel · 235 MB Needs Claude Code and a Claude account (Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise).

Get started

Six steps. About five minutes.

  1. Install Claude Code.

    curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

    Or brew install --cask claude-code.

    Check claude --version prints a version.

  2. Download Petal and drag it to Applications.

  3. Open Petal.

  4. Click Add Session, then type claude and press Enter.

  5. First time only: pick how to sign in. Your browser opens. Sign in with your Claude account.

    Check the terminal says you are logged in.

  6. Ask Claude something. The reply lays out above. Your cat wakes when it is done.

Reader empty? Make sure claude is running in the tab, and that your Claude plan includes Claude Code (Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise).

What a reply looks like

Real pieces of Petal's reader. Click them.

A reply opens with the answer

The build is slow because it type-checks twice

Abstract. A clean build takes 94 seconds. 58 of them are a second check. Drop it and the build takes 38.

Doing, Recommend, Next
Doing
nothing running
Recommend
drop the second check
Next
I open a small change
Steps you tick off

Steps

  1. Remove the bundler's check
  2. Keep tsc --noEmit first
  3. Time one clean build
Sections fold until you want them
Claude asks, you click

ShipShip the change today?

A session, concluded
Conclusion
The second type-check goes.
Result
94s down to 38s.
Impact
Every build, every day.
Callouts that stand out

DecideShip today, or wait for review?

Watch outWatch mode stops printing type errors.

Code, kept exact
export default {
  plugins: [typecheck()],
}

Everything in it

Reading

  • Sections that fold
  • Steps you can tick
  • Highlights with a colour key
  • Question cards
  • Paste or drop images
  • Conclusion banners

Sessions

  • Tabs for each session
  • History of past sessions
  • Favorites with stars
  • Notes per session
  • Live Agents timeline
  • Flow and Decisions views

Customisation

  • 4 reply styles, set in Customize
  • 4 reading looks
  • 3 themes
  • 5 pets, in 3 sizes
  • 12 scenes
  • A shape guide

Calm

  • Low CPU when idle
  • The real Claude Code
  • Nothing proxied

How it works

  1. You type in the terminal
  2. Claude Code runs, unchanged
  3. It writes a session log
  4. Petal reads the log
  5. Each reply gets a page
Claude Code runs as it is. Petal only reads its log.

A cat who keeps you company

She dozes while Claude works. She wakes when it is done.

Pets

Mika

An orange tabby with a fish. Bats at it while Claude works.

Hoshi

A magical-girl cat with a star wand that sparkles.

Miki

A grey tabby with a red ball and ears that swivel.

Kira

A calico with a cup of tea. Kneads while she waits.

Corgi

A corgi with a bone. Zoomies when Claude is busy.

Scenes, with your pet in them

Izakaya

Planetarium

Tarot Room

Snowy Hearth

Autumn Reading Nook

Cherry Blossom

Seaside Afternoon

City Lights

Starlit Window

Wizard's Loft

Wizard's Study

Vinyl Lounge

Read Claude like a page.

Download for macOS Version 1.0.0 · macOS · Apple silicon and Intel · 235 MB Needs Claude Code and a Claude account (Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise).

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