---
title: "A minimal macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude usage percentage at a glance. Never hit your limit unexpectedly again."
url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-minimal-macos-menu-bar-app-that-shows-your-claude-usage-percentage-at-a-glance-never-hit-your-lim-a3ndudvdo
source_url: https://www.claudeusagebar.com
type: share
source: "Alexey Zerkalenkov"
author: "Alexey Zerkalenkov"
published: 2026-02-06T12:46:47.729Z
updated: 2026-03-15T06:48:37.967Z
tags: ["claude", "devtools", "mac"]
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# A minimal macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude usage percentage at a glance. Never hit your limit unexpectedly again.

**[Alexey Zerkalenkov](https://daily.dev/sources/tzhsbevyajhcmr0fmoxfj)** · [@alexeyzerkalenkov](https://daily.dev/alexeyzerkalenkov) · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

ClaudeUsageBar is a free, open-source macOS menu bar application that displays Claude AI usage percentage in real-time. It provides notifications at usage thresholds (25%, 50%, 75%, 90%), shows reset timers, and maintains privacy by keeping all data local. The app is lightweight (under 5MB), supports both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and can be accessed via Cmd+U keyboard shortcut.

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Tags: [#claude](https://daily.dev/tags/claude), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#mac](https://daily.dev/tags/mac)

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