See your Claude Code budget before it's gone.
A tiny floating window that tracks your 5‑hour token window in real time — minute by minute, hook‑driven, always on top.
/ features
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
Four things, done well. No dashboards, no accounts, no telemetry. Just a tiny dark slab that watches your session so you don't have to.
One bar per minute, colored per model. Watch Sonnet and Opus drain your window in real time.
Non‑activating floating panel. Visible across every Space, every fullscreen app. Never steals focus.
Installs its own Claude Code hook on first launch. No CLI, no settings file, no config to edit.
Sparkle‑powered, signed appcast. New releases land silently in the background, ready on next launch.
/ install
Two steps. One minute.
Download the DMG
Universal build — runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel.
Drag into /Applications
The standard dance. Eject the DMG when done.
/ releases
Recent builds.
Versioned via Sparkle. The appcast feeds the in‑app updater.
/ faq
Questions, answered.
Common questions about tracking Claude Code token usage on macOS.
What is CC Watcher?
CC Watcher is a free macOS overlay that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour token window in real time, 100% on your Mac. It shows a minute-by-minute chart of input and output tokens so you can pace usage before hitting the limit.
How does CC Watcher track Claude Code token usage?
On first launch, CC Watcher installs a lightweight Claude Code hook into ~/.claude/settings.json. The hook records each request's token count locally, and the floating window renders the rolling 5-hour window. No API keys, no cloud, no telemetry.
Is CC Watcher free?
Yes. CC Watcher is completely free to download and use.
Does CC Watcher work with Claude Sonnet and Opus?
Yes. CC Watcher tracks every model used through Claude Code — Sonnet, Opus, Haiku — and color-codes bars per model so you can see exactly where your budget is going.
Is my data sent anywhere?
No. CC Watcher runs entirely on your Mac. There is no telemetry, no account, no network call beyond the signed Sparkle appcast used for app updates.
Which macOS versions are supported?
macOS 14 (Sonoma) and later. CC Watcher ships as a Universal binary and runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.