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Claude Account Switcher is a Windows system-tray application developed by Kim, Hwan that simplifies the management of multiple Claude Code (CLI) accounts on a single machine. Its core purpose is to keep several Claude Code login accounts as isolated profiles, allowing users to switch the active account with a single click rather than manually re-authenticating or editing configuration files. Beyond simple switching, the software supports running several accounts concurrently by launching isolated terminals with separate CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR environments, so each Claude Code session operates with its own credentials and configuration without interfering with the others. This makes it particularly useful for developers, teams, and power users who maintain distinct work and personal accounts, manage accounts for different projects or clients, or need to test and operate across multiple subscriptions in parallel. Falling within the developer tools and productivity utility category, the application is designed to stay out of the way: it lives quietly in the Windows system tray, features a dark-themed interface, and integrates with the operating system through an optional Explorer right-click "Run with Claude" submenu, enabling users to launch Claude Code sessions directly from folders in File Explorer. The current release is version 0.9.0, and the software has been published across five versions to date, indicating an active development history that has iteratively refined its account isolation, parallel-session, and shell-integration capabilities. As a pre-1.0 release, version 0.9.0 represents the latest milestone in this ongoing development. By centralizing profile storage, one-click account switching, parallel terminal isolation, and convenient context-menu access in a single tray-resident utility, Claude Account Switcher provides a streamlined workflow for anyone who relies on Claude Code on Windows and needs to juggle multiple authenticated accounts without repetitive manual setup or constant sign-in and sign-out cycles.
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