# ClaudeChat-Snow-Leopard (iChatAI)              ![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Daniel-McDonald95/ClaudeChat-Snow-Leopard)

A native macOS Snow Leopard (10.6.8) Cocoa AI chat client powered by the Anthropic Claude API.

Built and tested on a White MacBook (MacBook4,1) running 10.6.8.

## Features
- Native Cocoa app (Objective-C, manual retain/release, no ARC)
- iChat-style HTML chat bubbles via WebView
- Bundled curl-static binary for TLS 1.2 support on 10.6
- API key stored securely in macOS Keychain
- Setup window on first launch

## Requirements
- macOS 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Anthropic API key (get one at https://console.anthropic.com)

## Installation
Download iChatAI-1.0.1.pkg from Releases and run the installer.

https://github.com/Daniel-McDonald95/ClaudeChat-Snow-Leopard/releases/latest

## Building from Source
- Xcode 3.2.6
- Open iChatAI.xcodeproj and build

## Roadmap

### v1.0
- Initial Release

### Planned
- Conversation History
- OpenAI Support
- Better iChat styling
- Saved chats
- AI personalities

## Version History
- v1.0 - Initial release
- v1.0.1 - Bug Fixes
 

## Screenshots

<img width="617" height="441" alt="Screen shot 2026-06-17 at 3 27 40 PM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/80fba929-582a-4923-a784-f106c81175d3" />


<img width="1280" height="800" alt="Screen shot 2026-06-17 at 5 26 10 PM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/de678a76-3878-4d90-93cb-e552e3f73ab2" />

<img width="1280" height="800" alt="Screen shot 2026-06-17 at 3 32 38 PM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8ae344de-90bb-4959-a0fd-27739eb622a9" />