SwiftUI menu bar watchdog for Claude quotas

What it does Claude Usage Tracker is a native macOS menu bar app built in SwiftUI that monitors your Claude AI account and displays real-time usage—session windows, weekly quotas, API costs, and Opus consumption—without opening a browser. It supports unlimited isolated profiles, so you can track multiple Claude accounts simultaneously from the same machine. All credentials stay in the Keychain, data is stored locally, and there is no cloud sync.

The interesting bit The app embeds a live usage statusline directly into your terminal prompt, showing model context, weekly burn rate, and color-coded pace markers alongside your shell prompt. It also integrates with the Claude Code CLI, automatically detecting credentials and switching profiles when you exhaust a session limit—turning menu-bar bookkeeping into a semi-automated workflow tool.

Key highlights

• Multi-profile menu bar display: track unlimited Claude accounts at once, each with its own icon and refresh rate
• Terminal statusline integration: per-element colors, pace markers, and usage segments embedded in your shell prompt
• Privacy-first architecture: local Keychain storage, a minimal version-only analytics heartbeat, and no cloud sync
• Headless mode: runs on remote/headless Macs via Remote Desktop
• 13 languages and multiple visual themes (greyscale, single-color, multi-color) with five icon styles

Caveats

• Requires macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or newer; older Macs are out of luck
• Terminal statusline integration still requires a manual session key even if you authenticate via Claude Code OAuth

Verdict Grab it if you juggle multiple Claude accounts or live in the terminal and want usage telemetry at a glance. Skip it if you are not on macOS or rarely bump into Anthropic’s rate limits.