Claude Code usage

Claude Usage Monitor

A native macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude.ai usage at a glance — colour-coded icon, live counter, reset timer. No API key needed.

Install

Install
brew install --cask claude-usage-monitor

Found in the project README. Check it for setup steps after installing.

From source
git clone https://github.com/theDanButuc/Claude-Usage-Monitor.git

From the README

ClaudeUsageMonitor · v2.2.1

A native macOS menu-bar app that tracks your Claude.ai usage in real time — no API key needed.

Changelog

v2.2.1
- Hourly update check — app now checks for new versions every hour in the background, not just at launch
- In-app download — when an update is available, click "Update Now" to download the DMG directly in the app; a progress bar is shown during download; click "Open & Install" when ready — Finder opens the DMG for a 1-step drag-install

v2.2.0
- Claude Design usage bar — new weekly progress bar for Claude Design usage, shown automatically when your plan has Claude Design allocation; tracks the seven_day_omelette bucket from the API

v2.1.0
- Daily routine runs — new progress bar tracking Claude Code Routine run budget per day (Pro: 5/day, Max: 15/day, Team/Enterprise: 25/day); shown automatically when your plan includes Routines
- Routine run notifications — alerts when 1 run remains and when all runs are exhausted for the day
- Data fetched from a dedicated API endpoint (/v1/code/routines/run-budget), plan limits are read directly from the API — no hardcoding

v2.0.0
- Direct API — migrated from DOM scraping + JS injection (WKWebView) to direct URLSession calls against Claude's internal REST API; faster, more reliable, no page-load delays
- Sonnet usage bar — dedicated weekly progress bar for Sonnet model usage (Max plan only), contributed by DukeOfCheese
- Extra usage bar — monthly credit spend progress when Extra Usage is enabled on your account, contributed by DukeOfCheese
- Cleaner auth flow — session key extracted once from login WKWebView; all subsequent requests are plain URLSession with no browser overhead

Demo

Features

- Menu-bar only — no Dock icon, stays out of your way
- Burn rate display — menu bar shows…
Read the full README on GitHub

Details

Language
Swift
License
MIT
Last updated
21 July 2026
Topics
ai-toolsanthropicclaudeclaude-aideveloper-toolsmacosmacos-appmenubarmenubar-appswiftswiftuiusage-monitor

FAQ

What is Claude Usage Monitor?

A native macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude.ai usage at a glance — colour-coded icon, live counter, reset timer. No API key needed. It is a usage for Claude Code, from theDanButuc/Claude-Usage-Monitor on GitHub.

How do I install Claude Usage Monitor?

Run brew install --cask claude-usage-monitor, then follow the setup in the README.

Is Claude Usage Monitor popular?

theDanButuc/Claude-Usage-Monitor has 55 GitHub stars and 8 forks. It was last updated on 21 July 2026.

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