Claude Rate Widget Native macOS Widget to Monitor Claude Code Limits

Name: Claude Rate Widget Native macOS Widget to Monitor Claude Code Limits
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Author: hulryung

by hulryung·Feb 16, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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Shows all four Claude limits (Session, Weekly, Weekly Sonnet, Overage) in one widget with color-coded warnings and reset countdowns — exactly the tiny UX gap heavy users kept bumping into. The author went native: Swift + WidgetKit, OAuth PKCE (no API keys), App Group UserDefaults for widget/app sync and a Homebrew tap for install — practical choices that make this something you'd actually run on your desktop. Limited to macOS Sonoma and Claude subscribers, so great for the audience but narrow in reach.

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I built a free, open-source macOS WidgetKit app that shows your Claude Code / Claude Max rate limits at a glance.

If you use Claude Code heavily, you've probably been surprised by rate limits mid-session. I kept losing track of how close I was to hitting the cap, so I made a desktop widget that stays visible while I work.

What it does: - Displays all four limits simultaneously: Session (5h), Weekly, Weekly Sonnet, and Overage - Color-coded: green (normal), orange (80%+ used), red (rate limited) - Shows reset countdowns for each limit - Auto-refreshes every 15 minutes via WidgetKit - Three sizes (small/medium/large) to fit your desktop

Technical details: - Native Swift + WidgetKit, no Electron - OAuth with PKCE for authentication (no API keys needed) - Uses App Group UserDefaults to share data between the main app and widget extension - Built with XcodeGen, notarized and signed with Developer ID

It's completely free, no tracking, no analytics. Just download the DMG and go.

Feedback welcome — this is my first WidgetKit project and I learned a lot about macOS sandboxing and code signing along the way.