ClaudeMeter: Open-Source macOS Menu Bar App for Real-Time Claude Usage Tracking

ClaudeMeter is a macOS menu bar application that provides real-time usage tracking for Claude Max subscribers. It eliminates the need to check usage through a web browser, allowing developers to monitor their Claude consumption without interrupting their current work.

Key Features and Functionality

The app displays several metrics directly in the macOS menu bar:

• Session usage percentage and time until reset
• Weekly usage percentage and time until reset
• Indicator showing whether you're ahead or behind your expected pace

Development Details

The entire application was built using Claude AI tools. According to the developer:

• Claude (Claude Code/Opus) wrote essentially all the code
• Claude generated the Swift application code
• Claude created the Supabase backend implementation
• Claude wrote the Edge Functions
• The developer primarily directed the development process and performed testing

Setup Requirements

To use ClaudeMeter, users need:

• A free license key (takes approximately 30 seconds to obtain)
• Your Claude session key

The application is completely free and open-source, available on GitHub. The developer specifically notes they are not selling anything and welcomes feedback via email at [email protected].

This type of utility tool is particularly useful for developers who rely heavily on Claude for coding tasks and need to monitor their usage quotas without context switching. Menu bar applications on macOS provide convenient, persistent access to information without disrupting workflow.