Hotch 2.3.0

Hotch is a companion for a glance at AI plan usage, active Claude Code and Codex work, and how your computer is doing. 2.3.0 adds an experimental Linux version alongside the macOS app.

Mac users: the macOS app is the same as 2.2.0 apart from its version number. If you already run 2.2.0, there is nothing new for you to install.

Download for Mac: Hotch-2.3.0.dmg below (universal: Apple silicon and Intel, macOS 14 or later). Open it, drag Hotch into Applications, then open Hotch from your Applications folder.

Signing: signed with Developer ID (Hojae Jung, team WCJ787853P) and notarised by Apple, with the ticket stapled to the app and the disk image.

SHA-256: d10e6be8351cc6a679d93c79aa2889cdad271d1f3a181ac08c020ec872333312

New: Hotch for Linux (experimental)

The Linux port was started by Simon (@sire6) as Hotch's first outside contribution. Thank you, Simon.

• GNOME 48 to 50: a Hotch companion in the top bar, or as a pill, orb or left, right or bottom screen edge. Includes Settings, light and dark appearance, a Focus timer and stopwatch, and optional clipboard history held only in memory.
• Other desktops (KDE, Xfce, Cinnamon, waybar, or GNOME without the extension): a tray icon with the same readings.
• CLI: hotch all --json and hotch settings.
• Claude and Codex plan usage, live sessions, CPU, memory and battery.

Downloads (attached automatically a few minutes after this release is published):

• hotch_2.3.0-1_amd64.deb or hotch_2.3.0-1_arm64.deb
• hotch-gnome-2.3.0.zip: the GNOME extension on its own; it still needs the hotch binary
• SHA256SUMS-linux.txt

sudo apt install ./hotch_2.3.0-1_amd64.deb
# Log out and back in so GNOME loads the extension, then:
gnome-extensions enable hotch@hotherside.com

See the Linux guide for building from source, the feature matrix and the tray on other desktops.

Known limits

• Linux is experimental. The packages are built and tested in CI on Ubuntu 24.04 (amd64 and arm64), but have not yet been tried on a real Linux desktop by the maintainer. Rendering, Wayland behaviour and live provider accounts are unverified. Reports and pull requests are very welcome.
• Ubuntu 24.04 ships GNOME 46, which the extension does not support; use the tray there.
• Linux packages are not signed. Check them against SHA256SUMS-linux.txt.
• Grok, Kimi and DeepSeek, Backpack mode, session handoff and hardware sensor readings are macOS only.
• Provider data depends on each vendor's accounts and interfaces, which can change.
• Hotch is independent and not affiliated with Apple, Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Moonshot AI or DeepSeek.

See CHANGELOG.md for the full list.

Found a problem? Open an issue. Security reports go to hello@hotherside.com (see SECURITY.md).