I’ve been using the Claude Code desktop app for a while and it works really well for me. Visual diffs are nice, the plan view is helpful when outlining a task etc. but I keep noticing a lot of the developers I follow/in here seem to mainly use the CLI, and a lot of new features appear to ship there first. I get the obvious side like the CLI is faster once you’re comfortable in terminal and I can get it connected into other tools etc. What I’m trying to understand though is the day-to-day use case from people who’ve actually used both: What specifically made you switch to the CLI (or made you stay on the desktop app)? Are there interactive workflows (not just automation/scripting) that feel a lot better in the CLI? I guess I have FOMO and just curious! submitted by /u/StartupAndy
Originally posted by u/StartupAndy on r/ClaudeCode