Claude Status Bar v0.1.0
First public release — a native macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude usage and Claude Code activity at a glance.
Highlights
- Usage in the menu bar — Claude usage percentage next to Clawd, with a per-account breakdown in the popover.
- Multi-account support via cux — reads account slots from
~/.cux, shows each account's usage, and offers a one-click Log in for accounts that need re-authentication. - Claude Code activity — Clawd animates and the label shows activity text while Claude Code is working (hook-based; install from Settings → Claude Code, with a timestamped backup of
~/.claude/settings.json). - Seven themed message styles for the activity text, plus icon-only and compact modes.
- Configurable usage colors — normal, yellow, and red levels are all pickable in Settings.
- Menu-bar-only (no Dock icon). Builds with Command Line Tools alone — no Xcode required.
Install
Download ClaudeStatusBar.dmg below, drag it to Applications, and launch. The app is ad-hoc signed, so macOS quarantines the downloaded copy — right-click the app and choose Open (twice if needed), or clear the flag directly:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/ClaudeStatusBar.appSee the README for activity-tracking setup and security notes.
Requirements
- macOS 14+
- Claude Code for activity tracking
- Optional: cux for multi-account usage