Overview / Description
CC Watcher is a free, lightweight macOS overlay that tracks your Claude Code token usage in real time within the rolling 5-hour usage window. It shows a small floating window that stays always on top and updates minute by minute, hook-driven, so you can see exactly how much of your budget you've used without breaking your flow. The app is completely local with zero configuration and no telemetry — nothing about your usage ever leaves your machine. It's signed and notarized with an Apple Developer ID and ships as a universal binary, so it runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. CC Watcher is built for Claude Code users who want a quiet, dependable gauge of their token consumption right on the desktop, helping them avoid surprises as they approach the limit of each 5-hour window.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
• Tracks Claude Code token usage in real time across the 5-hour window • Tiny always-on-top floating window, updated minute by minute • 100% local with no telemetry — data never leaves your Mac • Zero configuration and completely free • Apple Developer ID signed and notarized; universal binary for Apple Silicon and Intel
Cons
• macOS only — no Windows or Linux version • Single-purpose: it monitors usage but doesn't manage it • Useful only to people actively using Claude Code
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