# Cline Code desktop v0.0.2: first public macOS app

> First public release of Cline Code as a standalone macOS desktop app for running and inspecting Cline agent sessions, with built-in auto-updates. Affects anyone who has been running Cline only as an editor extension and wants a separate app surface.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Cline |
| **Version** | desktop-v0.0.2 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-07-22 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-11 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature |

## What changed


- Standalone macOS app for running and inspecting Cline agent sessions
- Signed and notarized; builds for Apple Silicon and Intel
- Auto-update: checks on launch and every 2 hours, downloads in the background, prompts for a one-click restart
- Skipped updates are applied on next launch
- DMG downloaded once from GitHub Releases; later versions arrive through the updater


## Sources

- [github_release](https://github.com/cline/cline/releases/tag/desktop-v0.0.2) — retrieved 2026-08-11

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