Dev rebuilds paid Mac notch app as Perch, a free open-source Claude Code session monitor, in an hour
demian_ai · x · 2026-11-12
After seeing someone sell a Mac app that shows your Claude Code sessions in the notch, developer antoresc rebuilt it in about an hour as Perch — free and open source — quipping you could build your own in 20 minutes. A neat example of the see-a-paid-tool-clone-it indie workflow.
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