Using Claude Desktop and Cowork with lite.computer

Claude Desktop is Anthropic's Claude app for the Mac. Cowork is the part of it that takes on a multi-step task and carries it out for you, reading and writing files in a folder you choose. Most people use it for work other than software, such as reports, plans and research.

On a Mac, Cowork works with your local files directly, so a Showspace in iCloud Drive, Google Drive or OneDrive is a local folder it can work in. A Cowork session you start on your Mac carries on from the web and the Claude phone app, still working in its connected folders while Claude Desktop is open.

Made byAnthropic

Runs onMac desktop app, Apple Silicon or Intel

Where pages goInto the folder you pick for Cowork

App commandsYes, all twenty

CostA Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise plan

Also calledClaude for Mac, Claude Cowork

Set it up

Start a Cowork task, choose Work in a project or folder in the prompt bar, and pick your Showspace. Cowork saves finished pages back into that folder.
In lite.computer, click the account button at the bottom of the sidebar (it reads Free trial until you buy), choose Agent Helper, and copy the Setup prompt. Paste it into Cowork. It remembers where your Showspace is and tries to connect to lite.computer, then tells you whether the connection works now or only from your next conversation. It asks before each step and tells you when it needs your help. If you would rather Cowork check first, ask it to read lite.computer/setup instead.
Keep lite.computer open on your Showspace. Start a new Claude Desktop chat and ask Use the lite.computer tool to list every page in my Showspace. It lists the pages in your folder.

Try this prompt

Once setup is done, put copies of your receipts and notes in your Showspace, then paste this.

Here is a starter prompt. How well it works depends on how your AI is set up, so adjust it to fit yours.

Paste into Claude Desktop and Cowork

Go through the receipts and notes in this folder and build an interactive spending dashboard: filters for category and month, a chart that animates in and updates as you filter, and a sortable list of the biggest costs. Save it as a single self-contained HTML file in my Showspace.

Good to know

We use Claude Desktop and Cowork with lite.computer ourselves.
To work with your Showspace from the web or your phone, start the Cowork session on your Mac and connect the folder first. Then carry on from anywhere with Claude Desktop open.
Dispatch, on Pro and Max plans, lets you hand Cowork a task from the Claude phone app. The work happens on your Mac with Claude Desktop open, so pages land in your Showspace.

Questions

Does Claude Desktop and Cowork work with lite.computer?

Yes. Point Cowork at your Showspace and every page it saves shows up in lite.computer. Once Claude Desktop is connected to the app, it can open pages and arrange windows there as well.

Can I use Cowork from my phone and still save to my Showspace?

Yes. With Dispatch, a task you send from the Claude phone app runs on your Mac, so pages go into your Showspace. Keep Claude Desktop open on your Mac.

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Last checked September 14, 2026.