Glint

Glint includes built-in usage meters that show session, weekly, and Sonnet percentages with their reset times, read directly from Claude Code itself. The user's account, plan, and CLI version are displayed for quick reference. Optional macOS sounds provide subtle nudges when work finishes, when a session needs user input, or when a new session starts. Each sound can be previewed and toggled individually. Licensing is a one-time purchase of $7 that covers two Macs, activated via a key obtained from Polar. The license check is the only network call Glint ever makes, ensuring session data remains local. All future updates are included, with free access to Windows and Linux versions when released.

Glint operates by reading the session logs that Claude Code writes to the ~/.claude/projects/* directory. Each second, it monitors these logs and updates the selected surface with the latest information. The user can toggle between surfaces independently via the settings panel. Right-clicking any island provides quick access to Open Glint, Settings, or Quit, and the panel anchors right below the clicked surface. Even when the menu bar is crowded and Glint's icon is hidden, users can still reach the panel through the expanded view. The app is designed to remain out of the way during idle periods, collapsing to minimal forms (a dot, a compact pill, or invisible) and expanding only when the user interacts or when a session requires attention.

A developer deep in code can keep the Floating Pill on top of their editor to see when Claude Code finishes a task or needs input. A user with multiple active sessions (e.g., working on api-gateway and glint simultaneously) sees the busiest session prioritized, with the others listed below. The context ring helps avoid auto-compact surprises by showing when the context window is nearing its limit. The usage meters let power users monitor their limits across session, weekly, and Sonnet categories, preventing unexpected lockouts. Notification sounds provide non-visual alerts, useful when the workspace is not directly in view. Overall, users report greater productivity because they no longer need to switch applications to track Claude Code's status.

Glint is built for macOS Sonoma 14 or later, running on Apple Silicon, as a lightweight menu-bar app with no Dock icon. It requires Claude Code to be installed and running to populate session logs. The target audience includes developers using Claude Code for software development, particularly those managing multiple sessions or long-running tasks. Pricing is a one-time $7 license covering two Macs with all future updates. The app uses ad-hoc signing currently, with notarization planned. In summary, Glint transforms Claude Code monitoring from a disruptive task-switching chore into a seamless glanceable experience, placing real-time session data precisely where users naturally look, thereby preserving focus and accelerating development workflows.