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Claude LilUsage
Session8%
Resets in 3h 12m
Weekly41%
Resets Sunday
Menu Bar Meter for Claude

Your Claude usage, at a glance

A bar in your menu bar that fills as you use Claude. Click it for your session and weekly windows, and how long until each resets.

Download for Mac Free · macOS 14+ · No account

Nothing leaves your Mac except one request to Anthropic for your own numbers. Privacy Policy

LilUsage meter in the macOS menu bar, with the panel open showing session and weekly usage

5H + 7D

Windows

30s

Refresh

0

Telemetry

FREE

Forever

Features

A Bar That Fills Up

Session usage, always visible in the menu bar.

Reset Countdowns

Know exactly when each window comes back.

No Separate Sign-In

Uses the Claude Code login you already have.

Feather-Light

No dock icon, no notifications, light and dark.

Setup

Three steps, about two minutes.

1

Install and Allow Access

Drag LilUsage to Applications and open it.

LilUsage first-run explainer
2

Sign In to Claude Code and allow access

Run claude in a terminal, then /login. If you already use it, you're done here.

Then macOS asks for your Claude Code credentials — choose Always Allow.

Claude Code login prompt in the terminal Claude Code login prompt in the terminal
3

Read the Meter

The bar fills within seconds. If it ever says Sign in, your Claude Code session expired — the app walks you through it.

LilUsage sign-in instructions when the Claude Code session expires

Price

There isn't one.

$0
Free Download
Download for Mac

macOS 14+ · Apple silicon & Intel

Requires Claude Code installed and signed in.

Good to Know

Why does it need Claude Code?

The usage numbers come from an endpoint that only accepts the token Claude Code keeps on your Mac. LilUsage borrows that one instead of asking you to sign in again.

Does it see my conversations?

No. One credential, one request, percentages back. Nothing reaches the developer.

Why not on the Mac App Store?

Sandboxed apps can't read Claude Code's credentials, so LilUsage ships as a signed, notarized direct download.

LilUsage is an independent utility, not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. The usage endpoint it reads is undocumented and may change without notice.

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