Open-Sourced Claude macOS Menu Bar App
No_Photograph_19 · reddit · 2026-07-14
A developer created a macOS menu bar app to keep Claude accessible at all times. Despite having no prior Swift experience, the author wrote almost the entire codebase with Claude's help. The project is now open-source. It supports custom status and message styles—such as RPG, Dumb, and Cooking—and is compatible with `cux` for account switching. The creator describes it as a "fun little toy" and encourages everyone to try it out.
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