Claude Code limits, without typing /usage
Claude Code's /usage command shows your 5-hour session and weekly limits with their reset times — when you remember to run it. Notchy keeps the same numbers on screen, so you see the wall coming before a long session hits it.
Session and week at a glance
Your 5-hour window, weekly usage, today's tokens and estimated cost, with progress bars and reset countdowns. The collapsed island shows whichever provider is closest to its limit.
The numbers Claude Code shows
Notchy reads live gauges through the Claude Code login you already have, with estimates from its local session logs as an automatic fallback. No API key, no network call to a third party, nothing uploaded.
Know when it's back
AI Session Out & Back tells you when a 5-hour session runs out and again the moment it's available; AI Limit Resets fires when a session or weekly limit you used resets. A threshold alert (80% by default) warns you before you get there.
Notch, menu bar or desktop
Keep it in the notch, detach the AI Usage tab to the menu bar, or put the AI Usage widget on the desktop or in Notification Center, where it keeps updating while Notchy's panel is closed.
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
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- 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
- Camera Guard — alert (or block) when any app opens your camera
- 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
- 134 languages, fully localized
- Native SwiftUI, tuned for Apple silicon
Claude Code Usage on Mac — FAQ
How do I check my Claude Code usage?
Inside Claude Code, run /usage to see your 5-hour session and weekly limits with reset times. To keep them visible without asking, Notchy's AI Usage tab shows the same limits on the notch or menu bar.
When does my Claude Code limit reset?
Claude Code shows the exact reset time for your 5-hour session and weekly limit in /usage. Notchy shows it as a countdown and, with AI Limit Resets on, notifies you the moment a limit you used resets.
Can I see Claude usage in the Mac menu bar?
Yes. Detach Notchy's AI Usage tab to the menu bar, or leave it in the notch.
Do I need an Anthropic API key?
No. Notchy uses the Claude Code login already on your Mac and its local session logs.
Does it work alongside ccusage or ccstatusline?
Yes. Those read the same local logs from the terminal; Notchy is the always-on view of the same data, plus live account gauges and other providers like Codex and Cursor.
Is it free?
Yes — Notchy has no trial, licence key, subscription or in-app purchase.