https://github.com/tiennm99/claude-code-usage-bubble
Floating, draggable bubble showing Claude Code and Codex usage on Windows. Drag anywhere, snap to edges, click to expand.
https://github.com/tiennm99/claude-code-usage-bubble
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Floating, draggable bubble showing Claude Code and Codex usage on Windows. Drag anywhere, snap to edges, click to expand.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tiennm99/claude-code-usage-bubble
- Owner: tiennm99
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2026-05-15T23:58:25.000Z (29 days ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-05-18T06:23:32.000Z (27 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-05-18T06:41:14.775Z (27 days ago)
- Topics: anthropic, chatgpt, claude, claude-code, codex, desktop-widget, floating-widget, gdi, openai, rate-limit, rust, tray-icon, usage-monitor, win32, windows
- Language: Rust
- Size: 492 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Claude Code Usage Bubble
A floating, draggable circular bubble that shows your Claude Code and/or
Codex usage on Windows — inspired by the floating "memory boost ball" UX
of 360 Security and IObit Advanced SystemCare.
Drop it anywhere on screen, drag it around, snap it to a monitor edge,
left-click for a panel with both your 5-hour and 7-day windows, right-click
for the menu.
## Acknowledgements
Inspired by [CodeZeno/Claude-Code-Usage-Monitor](https://github.com/CodeZeno/Claude-Code-Usage-Monitor),
which solves the same "how close am I to the Claude Code limit?" problem
with a horizontal taskbar widget. This project takes the UX in a different
direction — a floating, draggable circular bubble that the user can place
anywhere on screen — and is a clean-room implementation: the HTTP client,
provider polling, credential discovery, localisation, tray rendering, and
self-updater are all written from scratch against the same public APIs
(Anthropic, ChatGPT, GitHub Releases).
## What you get
- A circular floating bubble showing your current 5-hour Claude Code or
Codex usage as a percentage and a colored progress ring
- Drag anywhere — the bubble snaps to monitor work-area edges when
released
- Resize with `Ctrl + MouseWheel` on the bubble (32–128 pixels)
- Left-click the bubble for an expanded panel with both **5h** and **7d**
bars plus reset countdowns
- Right-click for refresh, displayed models, update frequency, language,
startup, updates, exit
- Optional system tray icons (one per enabled model)
- Auto-hide when a fullscreen app is in the foreground (games, video,
presentations) — reappears when you leave fullscreen
## Who this is for
Windows 10/11 users who already have **Claude Code (CLI or App) installed
and signed in**. Codex support is optional — install and sign in to the
Codex CLI, then enable Codex from the right-click **Models** menu.
If you use Claude Code through WSL, that is supported too. The monitor
can read your Claude Code credentials from Windows or from your WSL
environment.
## Requirements
- Windows 10 or Windows 11
- Claude Code (CLI or App) installed and authenticated
- Optional: Codex CLI installed and authenticated, if you want Codex usage
## Install
### Download the latest release
Grab `claude-code-usage-bubble.exe` from the
[Releases page](https://github.com/tiennm99/claude-code-usage-bubble/releases/latest).
Put it anywhere on disk (e.g. `%LOCALAPPDATA%\ClaudeCodeUsageBubble\`) and
run it. The app self-updates from the same Releases feed.
**First-run note:** the binary is unsigned, so SmartScreen will show
"Windows protected your PC". Click **More info** → **Run anyway**. Code
signing is on the roadmap.
### Build from source
```powershell
git clone https://github.com/tiennm99/claude-code-usage-bubble
cd claude-code-usage-bubble
cargo build --release
```
The binary lands at `target/release/claude-code-usage-bubble.exe`.
## Use
Run `claude-code-usage-bubble.exe`. The bubble appears near the bottom-right
corner of your primary monitor on first launch. Drag it where you want it,
release to snap to the nearest edge if you let go close to one.
- **Left-click** the bubble to open the expanded panel (5h + 7d + countdowns)
- **Right-click** for refresh, models, refresh frequency, language, "Start
with Windows", auto-update check (Disabled / Hourly / Daily / Weekly),
manual "Check for updates", exit
- **Drag** anywhere — it floats on top of all other windows
- **Ctrl + MouseWheel** on the bubble to resize it
- **Tray icon** (if enabled): left-click toggles the bubble visibility,
right-click opens the same menu
### Models
Use the right-click **Models** menu to choose what is shown:
- **Claude Code** is enabled by default
- **Codex** can be enabled alongside Claude Code or shown by itself
When both models are shown, each gets its own bubble that you can position
independently.
## Diagnostics
```powershell
claude-code-usage-bubble.exe --diagnose
```
This writes a log file to:
```text
%TEMP%\claude-code-usage-bubble.log
```
Settings are saved to:
```text
%APPDATA%\ClaudeCodeUsageBubble\settings.json
```
## Privacy and security
What the app reads:
- Your local Claude Code OAuth credentials from `~/.claude/.credentials.json`
- If needed, the same credentials file inside an installed WSL distro
- If Codex is enabled, your local Codex credentials from `$CODEX_HOME/auth.json`
or `~/.codex/auth.json`
What the app sends over the network:
- Requests to Anthropic's Claude endpoints to read your usage
- Requests to ChatGPT's Codex usage endpoint, if Codex is enabled
- Requests to GitHub only if you use the app's update-check feature
What the app stores locally:
- Bubble position(s) per model
- Bubble size
- Polling frequency
- Language preference
- Last update check time
- Displayed model preferences
What it does **not** do: send credentials to any third-party server, run a
backend service, collect analytics, upload your project files, or write to
your Codex `auth.json` directly.
## License
Apache License 2.0 — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).