TrackNotchMonitor your AI costs without leaving your desktop

TrackNotch

TrackNotch is a native macOS app that delivers real-time LLM usage tracking directly in your Mac's notch. Monitor Claude, OpenAI, Cursor, Codex, and other providers without proxies, cookies, or telemetry — keeping all data strictly local.

Product Highlights

• Local-first Architecture: Reads usage directly from provider files and APIs with nothing leaving your machine
• Multi-provider Support: Unified tracking for Claude Code, OpenAI API, Cursor, Codex, Anthropic API, and Google Gemini
• Context Arc Visualization: Live visual indicator showing how full your active Claude session's context window is
• Budget Tracking: Set and monitor monthly spending limits for OpenAI and Anthropic with admin key integration
• Notch-native Design: Elegant spring animation from the Mac notch with clean menu bar fallback for older devices
• Secure Keychain Storage: All API keys stored in macOS Keychain, never written to disk in plaintext

Use Cases

• Development Workflow Optimization: Developers track Claude Code context usage and rate limits in real-time while coding
• Team Budget Management: Engineering managers monitor org-wide API spending across multiple LLM providers
• Freelancer Cost Control: Independent contractors set monthly budgets and avoid surprise API bills
• Power User Efficiency: Heavy AI users track multiple subscriptions and usage patterns from a single glance

Target Audience

TrackNotch serves macOS developers, AI power users, and engineering teams who rely on multiple LLM providers and need instant, privacy-respecting visibility into their usage patterns and costs.