Show HN: I built a free macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage
claudeusagebar.com
Like many of you, I've been using Claude daily and kept having a hidden fear: when my limit will be reached? How much I have consumed in this session?
Im ending up going back and forth to settings > usage to check Literally every 5mns
So I built ClaudeUsageBar, a minimal menu bar app that shows your Claude usage percentage at a glance.
What it does:
Shows your current session (5-hour) and weekly usage directly in the menu bar
Notifies you at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 90% thresholds so you can pace yourself
Displays exactly when your limits reset
Works with both Free and Pro plans
Privacy focused:
No data collection, no analytics, no telemetry
Your session cookie stays on your machine
Fully open source so you can inspect every line of code
Lightweight:
Under 5MB
Native for Apple Silicon and Intel
Minimal CPU/memory footprint
It's completely free and open source, feel free yo try out!
Would love to hear your feedback or feature suggestions