Terminal Status Lines Are Dead. Get a Live Dashboard.
ccstatusline provides basic CLI metrics, but plain text is hard to read when you're deep in code. Notchybrings your Claude Code token usage out of the terminal and into a beautiful, animated visualizer right in your Mac's notch.
Why Notchy beats CLI status lines
- Smart Pace Projections
Notchy's usage engine predicts if your current quota will last until reset, warning you before you hit a rate limit.
- A Visual Sunburst, Not Just Text
Status lines cram numbers into a tiny row. Notchy gives you a gorgeous, colorful sunburst chart that actively shimmers and counts up. You can gauge your limit usage peripherally without breaking focus to read numbers.
- Always Visible System-Wide
Your terminal status line disappears the second you switch to the browser or Xcode. Notchy lives in your notch—it's universally visible across all your spaces and apps.
- Consolidated Productivity
Notchy isn't just an AI tracker. It comes packed with a clipboard manager, a Pomodoro timer, file drop shelves, and native system controls. Why run five different CLI hacks when one native app handles it all for free?
Everything Notchy does, for free
- Fluid Dynamic Island animations on the Mac notch
- Command palette (⌃⌥K) — every action one keystroke away
- Knock — double-tap a modifier key to open the notch
- AI usage tracker (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot)
- Detach any tab into a menu-bar popover
- Now Playing music controls (Apple Music & Spotify)
- Time-synced karaoke lyrics under the notch
- Mac clipboard history shelf (password-manager safe)
- Searchable clipboard — filter by text, file name, or OCR'd words
- On-device OCR — copy a screenshot, get its text (Apple Vision)
- Window snapping — drag a window to the notch to tile it
- App Launcher — pin apps to the notch, open with one tap
- Text snippets — TextExpander-style pastes from the ⌘K palette
- One-tap screen capture to clipboard + shelf
- Color eyedropper — sample any pixel, hex auto-copied
- System-wide mic mute for every meeting app at once
- Keystroke HUD for demos & screencasts (secure-input safe)
- Keyboard cleaning lock with countdown island (⌘⎋ unlocks)
- Menu-bar icon hiding — Bartender-style separator & chevron
- Live CPU / memory / network stats flyout
- Open GitHub PR count in the notch (Keychain-stored token)
- iPhone-style call island — Answer/Decline FaceTime on the notch
- Notch Terminal — real VT100/xterm shell in a PTY, its own tab
- Privacy Indicator — pill when any app's camera or mic goes live
- Caps Lock HUD — brief island on every toggle
- Full Charge island with adjustable threshold + low-battery sound
- Alt HUD styles — edge-pinned bar or circular gauge off the notch
- Audio-reactive Now Playing visualizer (real FFT of system audio)
- Custom closed-notch idle animation — drop in your own Lottie JSON
- Drag-and-drop file drop shelf — persists across relaunches
- Zip & unzip files right from the shelf
- Image converter (HEIC, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, PDF) + video → GIF
- Run Apple Shortcuts with one tap
- Screenshots auto-staged on the shelf, ready to drag
- Download finished alerts with Reveal in Finder
- USB drive mount island with one-tap Eject
- Apple Reminders quick capture & due list
- macOS Pomodoro notch timer & stopwatch — streaks + 7-day chart
- Resizable expanded panel (width & height, live preview)
- System HUDs (volume, brightness, battery)
- Audio output switcher (speakers, AirPods, monitor)
- AirPods connection manager & battery
- Magic Mouse, Keyboard & Trackpad battery + low-battery alerts
- Quick notes & Calendar widgets
- Camera Mirror (check your appearance)
- Keep Awake (caffeine toggle)
- Teleprompter (Cuely) for Zoom calls
- Focus-aware alerts & native haptic feedback
- Lock screen widgets & hide-the-notch mode
- 133 languages, fully localized
- Native SwiftUI, tuned for Apple Silicon
ccstatusline alternative — FAQ
Is there a ccstatusline alternative outside the terminal?
Yes — Notchy. Rather than a cramped terminal status line, Notchy shows an animated Claude Code usage visualizer in your Mac’s notch that’s hard to miss.
Why use the notch instead of a terminal status line?
Terminal status lines are easy to overlook and only visible when the terminal is focused. The notch dashboard is always on screen and glanceable.
Which AI providers does Notchy track?
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and DeepSeek — 60+ providers in total.
Is Notchy free?
Yes — completely free, funded only by optional donations.
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