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Runner adds manual Claude account switching for Claude Code

What to do

Use Runner's account switcher to move between several Claude accounts with separate config directories.

Why

The free MIT-licensed desktop app keeps shared config and resumable chats, and supports macOS Apple Silicon and Windows x64.

Read the source at reddit.com

What the research found

Runner, a free MIT-licensed local desktop app for managing Claude Code and Codex sessions, added manual switching between multiple Claude accounts using separate CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR directories, with shared config and resumable chats; it supports macOS Apple Silicon and Windows x64.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

Runner added Claude Code account switching using a separate CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR per account (supported) 98%
Runner is free and open source under MIT and supports macOS Apple Silicon and Windows x64 (supported) 98%
Switching is manual and running sessions keep their original account (supported) 99%
Runner uses no reverse proxy or gateway for account switching; Claude Code handles login and tokens 99%

Evidence

reddit.com https://reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1xccj0i/added_claude_code_account_switching_to_my_own_ai
runnersh.dev https://runnersh.dev
github.com https://github.com/yicheng47/runner

Actionability rated medium.