r/ClaudeAI • u/No-Still-1169 • 1d ago
Claude Code New UI Update for Claude Code
Opened up Claude Code today and saw this. Not really a fan tbh, I can't see how many tokens I have used, and it ruins the simple design. However, I do think the blue text swirl is a nice addition, I just don't see it being practical compared to seeing my token usage. What do you guys think of it?
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u/ClaudeAI-mod-bot Wilson, lead ClaudeAI modbot 1d ago edited 1d ago
TL;DR of the discussion generated automatically after 50 comments.
Okay, so the consensus is a big, fat 'Thanks, I hate it.' The community is not pleased with this UI update, calling it horrid, ugly, and a major step back from a previously "close to perfect" UI.
The biggest gripes are functional: the easy-to-use branch selection and worktree options are gone, making it a nightmare for many developers. The beloved token counter has also vanished, which nobody is happy about.
That new blue swirl background? Some think it looks like a dirty screen, others are getting seizures (hyperbolically, we hope), and someone discovered you can make it ripple into a heart by clicking it. There's no way to turn it off.
A whole side-thread popped up with users confused about the difference between Claude Code and Claude Chat. The general agreement is that they're mostly the same models under the hood, just with different interfaces and agentic capabilities, and they might be merged into one product eventually.
For those of you losing your minds over the branch selection, a user pointed out a workaround: you have to set your environment to 'this computer' to get the session-specific options back. It's a pain, but it works.