Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Pbar.io – Distributed progress bars that work in terminals and browsers

I built pbar.io because I was tired of SSH'ing into servers to check if my data processing scripts were still running, or worse, having them finish/crash without knowing. It's a simple REST API that lets you create and update progress bars from anywhere. The same progress bar can be viewed as terminal output (with ANSI colors), in a browser, or consumed as JSON. I'm actually tracking this HN discussion with pbar. The progress bar increases with each comment - watch it live as we discuss! Web: https://pbar.io/Y8yg3BG Terminal: curl…

Pbar.io is a REST API that creates and monitors progress bars for long-running scripts and data processing tasks. Users can update progress bars from anywhere and view them in terminals with ANSI colors, in browsers… 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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   MRR Meter Generator▲296

   Track build in public goals with ASCII progress bars

   2021 · brandbird.app · its alternatives →

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   Progress Bar OSX▲644

   This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time

   2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →

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   MRRTracker▲252

   Track MRR progress instantly on your macOS toolbar

   2024 · its alternatives →

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   Piar.io▲317

   Optimize link preview for any social networks and messengers

   2020 · piar.me · its alternatives →

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   A flask app to make dashboards, easily▲302

   :snake: :bar_chart: :chart_with_upwards_trend: Build complex dashboards without any front-end code. Use your own endpoints. JSON config only. Ready to go. - GitHub - christabor/flask_jsondash: :snake: :chart_with_upwards_trend: Build complex dashboards without any front-end code. Use your own endpoi

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   ngProgress - slim, site-wide progressbar for AngularJS, without jQuery▲142

   2013 · victorbjelkholm.github.io · its alternatives →

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   BooBar▲149

   AI Dynamic Island for your Mac

   Jun 2026 · boobar.app · its alternatives →

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   macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time▲161

   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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   Chunk▲298

   Hi HN Dudley here, tech lead on Chunk. Chunk is a macOS menu bar app for time-blocking. It opens with Cmd + / and slides down over whatever you're doing - including fullscreen apps. There's also a live countdown in the tray for the current block. Click-and-drag to create blocks, day/week views, Google/Outlook/Apple Calendar sync, Apple Reminders integration, and a Todo mode where tasks can be dragged onto the timeline. Templates and Routines let you build an ideal day once and auto-apply it on chosen weekdays. There's a local MCP server, so you can ask Claude Desktop to…

   2025 · chunkapp.net · its alternatives →

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    ClaudeUsageBar▲398

    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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    MRRArt Pro▲568

    Create beautiful text charts (ascii) from your data

    2023 · mrrartpro.com · its alternatives →

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    GitBar▲126

    Every pull request, one menubar. GitHub, GitLab & Azure

    Apr 2026 · gitbar.app · its alternatives →

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    Coloured progress-bar for your Golang CLI▲21

    Coloured progress-bar for your Golang CLI. Contribute to alexellis/cli-progress-animation development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Pace▲256

    Automatic page load progress bars (pure CSS)

    2014 · github.hubspot.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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    ProgressBar▲194

    A Windows taskbar app to track your day & year progress

    2021 · apuchitnis.github.io · 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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    Progressbar - A C library for displaying command-line progress bars▲33

    An easy-to-use C library for displaying text progress bars. - doches/progressbar

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    runCLAUDErun▲112

    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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    Notchification▲98

    Compilation and Claude progress bars in your mac's notch!

    Jan 2026 · notchification.carrd.co · its alternatives →

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    Ayder – HTTP-native durable event log written in C (curl as client)▲56

    Hi HN, I built Ayder — a single-binary, HTTP-native durable event log written in C. The wedge is simple: curl is the client (no JVM, no ZooKeeper, no thick client libs). There’s a 2-minute demo that starts with an unclean SIGKILL, then restarts and verifies offsets + data are still there. Numbers (3-node Raft, real network, sync-majority writes, 64B payload): ~50K msg/s sustained (wrk2 @ 50K req/s), client P99 ~3.46ms. Crash recovery after SIGKILL is ~40–50s with ~8M offsets. Repo link has the video, benchmarks, and quick start. I’m looking for a few early design partners (any…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Progress Bars by Kapwing▲134

    Animated shapes for short-form video

    2020 · kapwing.com · its alternatives →

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    UptimeBar▲135

    A simple OS X menu bar app for monitoring website uptime

    2018 · uptimebar.app · its alternatives →

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    Scapefree tier, from $9.99/mo▲59

    Hey HN, we've been using Claude Code daily for months, and built Scape to fix our biggest pain point: managing multiple worktrees quickly & reducing the mental load of switching between them quickly. What we built: Scape is a macOS menu bar app that sits on top of Claude Code and gives you: - One-click worktrees: click a button, get a new git worktree with a Claude session already working on it. Develop in parallel without leaving your current branch. - Toolkit: per-session actions like "Create PR", "Commit & Push", "Run & Fix Tests." Add your own with bash scripts or prompts. -…

    24d ago · scape.work · its alternatives →

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