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Mac menu bar apps for Claude Code and Codex
Most Claude Code menu bar apps are limit meters: CodexBar, ClaudeBar, Claude Usage Tracker, Usage4Claude and Claude Usage Bar show how much of your 5-hour and weekly plan limits you have used and when they reset; CodexBar and ClaudeBar also cover Codex and many other providers. CCSeva focuses on Claude Code tokens and cost. DANGO answers a different question: how much work Claude Code, Codex, DeepSeek and WorkBuddy did for you, what it cost at API prices, and what the same work would cost to hire out. Pick a limit meter if you keep hitting caps; pick DANGO if you want to know whether the AI is worth it.
Compared
| App | Shows | Agents | Licence / price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CodexBar | Session, weekly and monthly limits with reset countdowns, credits; local cost scans for Codex and Claude | Codex, Claude and 100+ other providers | MIT, free |
| ClaudeBar | 5-hour, weekly and per-model limits, extra usage, today’s cost and tokens, a pace forecast (macOS 15+) | Claude, Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor and more | Apache-2.0, free |
| Claude Usage Tracker | Session, weekly and per-model limits, API console spend, history charts | Claude; Codex since v3.3 | MIT, free |
| Usage4Claude | 5-hour and 7-day limits, extra usage, Codex credits (limits only) | Claude, Codex | MIT |
| Claude Usage Bar | 5-hour and 7-day limits, per-model breakdown, extra usage in USD, history | Claude | BSD-2-Clause |
| CCSeva | Tokens, cost, burn rate, 5-hour blocks and weekly limits, from the local logs | Claude Code | MIT |
| DANGO | Work done per job and what it’s worth (U.S. median wages), model cost at API prices, leverage; today, week, month, all-time; who is working or waiting for your approval; reports and an ABTI boss type | Claude Code, Codex, DeepSeek, WorkBuddy | Free (macOS 13+, Windows preview) |
Checked against each project’s site or repository in November 2026. Features change quickly; follow the links for the current state.
Limits, cost, or worth: which do you need?
- “Am I about to hit my limit?” A limit meter. It reads your plan’s usage from the provider and shows bars and reset times. CodexBar and ClaudeBar if you use several agents; Claude Usage Tracker, Usage4Claude or Claude Usage Bar for Claude alone.
- “How many tokens did I use, and what would that cost?” A log reader: CCSeva in the menu bar, or ccusage on the command line. See how to see Claude Code and Codex cost.
- “Is it worth it? What did the AI actually do for me?” DANGO. It files every step your agents take under a job (code to a software engineer, charts to a data analyst, research to a researcher), prices it at that job’s U.S. median wage, and sets it against the model cost. How that is estimated →
What DANGO looks like in the menu bar
A dango icon in the menu bar opens a little office: dangos at their desks are working, one standing by the sofa is waiting for your approval, the ones on the sofa are idle. Below it: what today, this week, this month and all time were worth, each with its model cost and leverage, and how much Claude Code and Codex each did. A dango in the corner of the screen shows status without opening anything. Everything is computed on your Mac from the logs the agents already keep; nothing is uploaded. Privacy notes →
DANGO doesn’t show your plan limits. If you hit them often, run a limit meter next to it.
Questions
Is there a Mac menu bar app for Claude Code usage?
Yes, several. CodexBar, ClaudeBar, Claude Usage Tracker, Usage4Claude and Claude Usage Bar show your plan limits; CCSeva shows tokens and cost; DANGO shows the work done, its worth at U.S. median wages and the model cost.
Which menu bar app works with both Claude Code and Codex?
CodexBar, ClaudeBar, Usage4Claude and DANGO cover both; Claude Usage Tracker added Codex in version 3.3.
Do these apps upload my data?
Limit meters ask the provider for your usage, so they talk to Anthropic or OpenAI with your account. DANGO only reads local log files and uploads nothing.
DANGO is a free Mac menu bar app that tallies how much work Claude Code, Codex and other AI tools did for you, what it cost and what it's worth.
Or install from Terminal: curl -fsSL https://dangoai.org/install.sh | sh
Free · macOS 13+ · Windows 10+ (preview) · Runs on your computer · GitHub