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24 alternatives to LimitBar

Check Codex and Claude usage from your Mac menu bar

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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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 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…

    Jan 2026 · claudeusagebar.com · its alternatives →

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    Usagebar▲172

    A macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly usage limits. See reset timers, get notifications, and never hit the wall unexpectedly.

    Jan 2026 · usagebar.com · its alternatives →

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    I built a macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time via API after hitting limits mid-flow too often. Signed and notarised by Apple. Open source. https://github.com/richhickson/claudecodeusage https://x.com/richhickson

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I kept hitting Claude's 5-hour limit without realizing it, so I made this menu bar app to track it. Shows a color-coded ring (green/orange/red) and countdown to reset. Built it in Swift/SwiftUI, just for myself initially. Right now you have to manually grab your sessionKey from browser DevTools, which is annoying but works. Stores it in macOS Keychain so it's secure. Been actively working on it, already at v1.3.0 with much better UX now. It's open source (MIT) and works with all Claude platforms (web/CLI/desktop/mobile) since they share the quota. Currently…

    Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Menu bar gauges for Claude Code quota (SwiftBar plugin) - grzegorz-raczek-unit8/claude-quota

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    See Claude's 2× usage window live in your macOS menu bar

    Mar 2026 · double.raphaelduhs.at · its alternatives →

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    Privacy-first Codex tracker for your macOS menu bar

    Jul 2026 · getcodexbar.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I built a native macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude Code usage limits at a glance — no more getting rate-limited mid-flow. It reads your OAuth token from macOS Keychain, polls the Anthropic usage API, and displays your 5-hour and 7-day utilization as a clean progress bar right in your menu bar. Zero token consumption. Built with Swift + SwiftUI. MIT licensed. https://github.com/puq-ai/claude-meter

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Claude & Cursor usage in your macOS menu bar

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

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    I use Claude Code on a Max plan, and the usage limits, like for all of us (and esp. with dedicated Fable limits now) dictate how I will plan my day/sessions. It was super goddamn annoying clicking the usage wheel (perhaps this frustration is shared with /usage in terminal or CLI but I only use the desktop app), so I built this to poll Anthropic endpoint every 60 seconds and stay in my menu bar so I can always just glance up to see where I'm at. build stuff: native Swift/AppKit, a single binary under 1 MB, no Electron or Node, negligible CPU/RAM. It reads the same usage…

    Jul 2026 · mikaweiss6.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Every Codex limit, pace and reset time in your menu bar

    Sep 2026 · codexusage.dev · its alternatives →

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    Native macOS menu-bar app for tracking Claude Code usage and Anthropic service status. Built using Claude Code, naturally.

    Apr 2026 · 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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    MenubarX▲474

    A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.

    2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →

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    Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

    2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

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    ExtraBar▲152

    Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…

    Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · 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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    Track Claude & Codex usage in real time

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Getbitbar.com x M77CASINO membahas cerita di balik data dan tren angka: bagaimana catatan historis, perubahan pola, dan konteks membantu pembaca memahami informasi secara lebih terstruktur tanpa menjanjikan hasil tertentu.

    2016 · getbitbar.com · its alternatives →

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    The most powerful URL shortener for macOS

    2017 · shortmenu.com · its alternatives →

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    CUStats▲79

    Never hit limit unexpectedly again - on macOS, iOS, Android

    Jan 2026 · custats.info · its alternatives →

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    Advanced Mac system monitor right from the menu bar

    2017 · seense.com · its alternatives →

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    Superbar▲191

    Supercharge your Mac menubar

    2019 · superbar.app · its alternatives →

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    macOS menu bar app showing Claude.ai subscription usage limits - linuxlewis/claude-usage

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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