Kivun Terminal installs and configures Claude Code on Windows and macOS. No VS Code, no browser, no setup guides.
Full installation time
From zero to Claude Code
Free. Open source
Native Claude Code experience
Heavy, cluttered interface. Extra UI layers. Claude Code doesn't work there the way it was meant to.
Give up Claude Code entirely and use regular chat. Lose all the power of the tool.
45 minutes of pain. Manual installs, dependencies, configs. Most people get stuck halfway.
Terminal support for RTL languages is limited. Mixed directions break layouts and readability suffers.
Installs Node.js, Git, and Claude Code automatically. Re-running updates Claude Code to the latest version.
See your model, context usage, token count, and session duration at a glance. Color-coded warnings when context runs low.
Light blue terminal theme with Windows Terminal integration. Clean, readable, not a black screen with green text.
Keeps Claude Code as-is — no extra UI layers, no heavy code editors. The experience Anthropic designed.
Native installers for both platforms. NSIS on Windows, .pkg on macOS. No WSL, no virtual machines.
Everything is transparent on GitHub. Review, improve, contribute. No surprises.
Claude Code in the terminal is not the same as in VS Code. It's faster, cleaner, with no layers slowing it down.
Anyone who's worked with both knows the difference. Kivun Terminal gives you that experience — with Hebrew.
Download the installer from GitHub. Double-click to run. The installer handles everything — Node.js, Git, Claude Code, and a light blue terminal theme.
The installer downloads and installs all dependencies automatically. You can see the progress on screen. No clicks needed.
Open Kivun Terminal from the shortcut created. Claude Code opens automatically. First time you'll need to log in with your Claude account (Pro or Team subscription required). After that — type in Hebrew.
Claude Code in VS Code runs inside a heavy code editor with a cluttered interface. Kivun Terminal runs Claude Code in a clean terminal — the way it was built to work. Faster, simpler, no extra layers.
No. The installer handles everything. You just download, run, and start typing in Hebrew. No prior technical experience needed.
Yes! Download the .pkg installer from the releases page. It installs Homebrew, Node.js, Git, and Claude Code automatically. Right-click the .pkg → Open (macOS blocks unsigned packages).
Kivun Terminal is free and open source. However, to use Claude Code itself you need a Claude Pro ($20/month), Max, or Team subscription from Anthropic.
The installer checks what's already installed and skips what it doesn't need. It also updates Claude Code to the latest version.
Everything is open on GitHub. You can read every line of code, see what the installer does, and contribute improvements. Nothing hidden.
The status bar shows 6 fields at the bottom of the terminal: model name, context window usage, token count, cost, session duration, and mode. It's color-coded — green when everything is fine, yellow when context is getting full, red when you're almost out.
Claude Code in the terminal, in 2 minutes.