Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETAnthropic is expanding its Claude AI beyond the web. On Thursday, the company unveiled new desktop applications for its popular chatbot. Designed for Windows and MacOS, the new apps work similarly to the website and are available for free users and paid subscribers.To grab the apps, head to the Claude for Desktop site, where you’ll find versions for Windows, Windows on ARM, and MacOS. For now, the apps are tagged with a beta label, which may indicate that Anthropic is still tweaking them. After downloading one of the apps, you’ll be prompted to sign in using a Google account or an email link. From there, use Claude just as you would use the website.Also: How Claude’s new AI data analysis tool compares to ChatGPT’s version (hint: it doesn’t)Ask a question. Submit a request. Start a conversation. You can ask Claude to analyze or summarize different types of files that you upload, including images, Microsoft Office files, PDFs, text files, HTML files, and code files.You’re able to access your chat history to view and resume a previous conversation. The Windows and Mac apps sync with the website and mobile apps, so you’ll find the same conversation history across the board. Plus, you can view your profile settings and account and billing details. More