I built a free macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage

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Hey all!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 5mnsSo 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 barNotifies you at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 90% thresholds so you can pace yourselfDisplays exactly when your limits resetWorks with both Free and Pro plansPrivacy focused:No data collection, no analytics, no telemetryYour session cookie stays on your machineFully open source

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Website: www.claudeusagebar.com