EmberBar
Know your Claude AI burn rate before it matters
EmberBar launched on April 7, 2026 with 1 votes, #8,101 of 21,248 launches that month.
What it does
EmberBar is a native macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude AI usage in real time. No more keeping a browser tab open on the usage page. A live gauge shows your burn rate and estimated time until the limit. Peak hour detection warns you when Claude counts usage 2x so you can plan around it. Get notified at 75% and 90% usage or when your burn rate spikes. Track session and weekly windows in one glance. Free, open source, privacy-first.
The macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude AI usage in real time. Burn rate predictions, peak hour warnings, and smart notifications for Claude Max users.
EmberBar lives in your macOS menu bar, tracking Claude AI usage in real time — burn rate predictions, peak hour warnings, and smart notifications built for Claude Max users. Lives quietly in your menu bar. Click to see your usage at a glance. Everything you need to stay on top of your usage — without opening a dashboard. See how fast you're consuming your allowance and get an estimated time until the limit — before you hit it mid-conversation. Claude counts usage 2× during peak hours. EmberBar warns you so you can plan heavier work outside those windows. Get alerted at 75%, 90%, or when your burn rate spikes — notifications that only fire when they actually matter. Track both the 5-hour…from emberbar.app
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ClaudeUsageBarJan 2026 · claudeusagebar.com · ▲398Hey 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…
UsagebarJan 2026 · usagebar.com · ▲172A 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.
macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real timeJan 2026 · github.com · ▲161I 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
Claude Usage TrackerMar 2026 · github.com · ▲236See exactly how much you spend on Claude, across every tool
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