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24 alternatives to Claude Companion

See what Claude Code is doing — live, on your screen

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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    Let Claude use your computer from the CLI

    Mar 2026 · code.claude.com · its alternatives →

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    See everything Claude Code hides from your terminal

    Feb 2026 · claude-dev.tools · its alternatives →

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    Claudebin▲258

    Hi HN, We use Claude Code a lot, and after a long session there isn't a simple way to share exactly what happened with someone else. Prompts, responses, file edits, and tool calls all stay inside the terminal. We built Claudebin to make that easier. It's a plugin that lets you export the current session as a URL containing: - the full message thread - file reads and writes - bash commands - web and MCP calls You can send the link to someone, attach it to a PR, embed part of it, or resume the session locally. It's open source. GitHub:…

    Feb 2026 · claudebin.com · its alternatives →

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    Let Claude see, click, type, and navigate in your browser

    Dec 2025 · claude.ai · its alternatives →

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    Store, review, and share your Claude Code sessions

    Mar 2026 · bench.silverstream.ai · its alternatives →

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    Chive▲149

    The macOS companion for Claude Code

    2025 · chivecc.com · its alternatives →

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    I got tired of sharing AI demos with terminal screenshots or screen recordings. Claude Code already stores full session transcripts locally as JSONL files. Those logs contain everything: prompts, tool calls, thinking blocks, and timestamps. I built a small CLI tool that converts those logs into an interactive HTML replay. You can step through the session, jump through the timeline, expand tool calls, and inspect the full conversation. The output is a single self-contained HTML file — no dependencies. You can email it, host it anywhere, embed it in a blog post, and it works on mobile. Repo:…

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I built this because I got tired of the Claude Code CLI hiding details from me. Recent updates have replaced critical output with summaries like "Read 3 files" or "Edited 2 files". To see what actually happened, I was forced to use `--verbose`, which floods the terminal with unreadable JSON and system prompts. I wanted a middle ground: *Full observability without the noise.* `claude-devtools` is a local Electron app that tails the session logs in `~/.claude/` to reconstruct the execution trace in real-time. *Unlike wrappers, it solves the visibility gap in your native…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Never miss a Claude Code session waiting for your input

    Jul 2026 · agentmgr.app · its alternatives →

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    CC-BEEPER▲223

    A floating macOS pager for Claude Code

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bring Claude into the physical world with maker hardware

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I use the Claude Code web interface a lot, it's great for picking up sessions on the go, continuing work from my phone, or just when I don't want to open a terminal. But there was one thing that kept annoying me: the tab switching. Every time Claude pushed a change, I'd switch to the Netlify tab, refresh, check the result, switch back, type feedback. Tools like Lovable figured this out a while ago; they put the live preview right next to the chat. So I built a Chrome extension that does the same thing for Claude Code: a resizable panel that sits alongside your conversation and shows your…

    2d ago · 100toolkit.com · its alternatives →

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    See exactly how much you spend on Claude, across every tool

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I kept slamming into Claude Code limits mid-session and couldn’t find a quick way to see how close I was getting, so I hacked together a tiny local tracker. Streams your prompt + completion usage in real time Predicts whether you’ll hit the cap before the session ends Runs 100 % locally (no auth, no server) Presets for Pro, Max × 5, Max × 20 — tweak a JSON if your plan’s different GitHub: https://github.com/Maciek-roboblog/Claude-Code-Usage-Monitor It’s already spared me a few “why did my run just stop?” moments, but it’s still rough around the edges. Feedback, bug…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Glint▲107

    Claude Code activity, right where you want it.

    Jun 2026 · glint.binarybeam.net · its alternatives →

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    Glance ▲87

    Real browser for Claude Code Test, Screenshot, Automate

    Mar 2026 · glance.debugbase.io · its alternatives →

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    Agent Bar▲162

    Run Claude Code from your menu bar

    Feb 2026 · aayushbuilds.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Mantel▲75

    Stop confusing your Claude Code sessions & terminal windows

    May 2026 · getmantel.app · its alternatives →

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    Hello everyone. Claudraband wraps a Claude Code TUI in a controlled terminal to enable extended workflows. It uses tmux for visible controlled sessions or xterm.js for headless sessions (a little slower), but everything is mediated by an actual Claude Code TUI. One example of a workflow I use now is having my current Claude Code interrogate older sessions for certain decisions it made: https://github.com/halfwhey/claudraband?tab=readme-ov-file#s... This project provides: - Resumable non-interactive workflows. Essentially `claude -p` with session support: `cband continue…

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I built runCLAUDErun because I got tired of manually running the same Claude Code tasks every day. It's free and it runs locally. What it does: It's a macOS app that schedules your local Claude Code to run on any schedule you want - daily, weekly, or custom cron expressions. My use case: Every night at 11pm, it automatically summarizes my Obsidian daily notes. But, it can schedule any Claude task - code reviews, data processing, report generation, web research, file organization, etc... Technical details: - Native macOS app (Electron + React) - Uses launchd for scheduling (proper macOS…

    2025 · runclauderun.com · its alternatives →

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    ccshare▲116

    multiplayer claude code

    Jul 2026 · getccshare.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    *Claude Code History Viewer – A macOS Desktop App for Reviewing Claude Code History at a Glance* Hello everyone, I have a habit of reviewing my coding history when working with AI. It's important to trace back and understand "how did I get to this result?" Recently, while using Claude Code, I found it quite inconvenient to check the history in separate terminal tabs or editor windows. So I built a desktop app called *Claude Code History Viewer* using *Tauri + React + Rust*. ## Key Features & Highlights * *Claude Code Conversation History Visualization* When you install Claude Code,…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Claude Code for data analysis

    2025 · getmacro.com · its alternatives →

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    Caudex▲94

    Terminal for Claude Code with GUI controls

    Feb 2026 · caudex.sh · its alternatives →

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