Claude CodePersonal · Max 20×
Ready5-hour58% left
Weekly64% left
Fable84% left
Claude Code usage limits, right in your menu bar.
See what's left of your 5-hour and weekly limits, whether you're ahead or behind an even pace, and when each one resets.
Using Codex too? See Codex limits →Short answer
How do Claude Code usage limits work?
Claude Pro and Max plans have three usage limits: a 5-hour session limit, a weekly limit across all models, and a separate weekly limit for some models, right now Fable. You can check them at claude.ai/settings/usage or with the /usage command in Claude Code. Headroom keeps all three in your Mac menu bar, with how much is left and the time until each one resets.
- claude.ai/settings/usageCurrent session, This week and Fable this week
- /usageInside Claude Code
- HeadroomAll three in your menu bar, with pace and resets
The limits
What limits does Claude Code have?
Three, on Pro and Max. Claude names them on its usage page; Headroom gives each one its own row, with what's left and when it resets.
Current session
The 5-hour limit. It resets when its 5-hour window ends.
5-hour58% left
This week
The weekly limit across all models. It resets once a week.
Weekly64% left
Fable this week
A separate weekly limit that covers Fable only.
Fable84% left
The limits as Claude shows them in October 2026. Readings are illustrative.
What Headroom shows
Every limit, its pace and its reset.
Headroom reads the limits on your Claude plan and lays each one out like the app's menu: what's left, an even-pace mark and when it resets.
Claude CodePersonal · Max 20×
Ready5-hour58% left
The tick is an even pace: 45% left with 2h 14m to go.
Ahead or behind, at a glance
The tick on a bar marks an even pace through its window. Headroom tells you how many points you're ahead of it, or behind.
Claude CodePersonal · Max 20×
ReadyWeekly64% left
Fable84% left
Fable gets its own line
The per-model weekly limit sits under Weekly. Hide it in Settings › Menu bar if you don't need it.
Claude Code2 accounts
PersonalMax 20×58% left
WorkPro22% left
More than one Claude account
Add another Claude account next to your first. Each keeps its own limits and resets.
Alerts before you run low
A heads-up when a limit gets low, and a last call before it runs out.
History
Where did your Claude Code tokens go?
Headroom reads Claude Code's own logs on your Mac: tokens by model and project, with an estimated API-equivalent cost.
Read from ~/.claude/projects on this Mac. Cost is an estimated API equivalent, not what your plan charges. Illustrative data.
Connection
How does Headroom connect to Claude?
- Sign in with ClaudeHeadroom reads your plan's usage. It never sees your password.
- Backup from Claude CodeOptional. Headroom installs a small status-line script that saves the limits Claude Code already receives.
- Claude Code's own filesYour history is read from Claude Code's logs on your Mac.
Your Mac
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KeychainYour Claude sign-in -
Status lineBackup from Claude Code -
~/.claude/projectsClaude Code logs
HeadroomReads locally.
Stores locally.
Stores locally.
What leaves your Mac
- ClaudeAsked for your own limits. Nothing else.Limits only
- Headroom serversThere aren't any. No account to create.Never
- Analytics & trackingNone in the app. No telemetry.Never
- AI model callsYour work is never sent to a model.Never
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How do I check my Claude Code usage limit?
Open claude.ai/settings/usage in your browser, or run /usage in Claude Code. Headroom shows the same limits in your Mac menu bar, with how much is left and the time until each one resets.
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When does my Claude limit reset?
The session limit resets when its 5-hour window ends, and the weekly limits reset once a week. Headroom shows the time left until each reset, right in your menu bar.
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What is the Fable weekly limit?
A separate weekly limit that covers one model, Fable, next to the weekly limit across all models. Claude shows it as “Fable this week”. Headroom gives it its own line in the menu, and you can hide that line in Settings › Menu bar.
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What do “ahead” and “behind” mean in Headroom?
They compare what you've used with an even pace through the window. “13 ahead” means 13 percentage points less used than an even pace; “12 behind” means 12 more. The tick on a bar marks that even pace.
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Does Headroom work with Claude Pro and Max?
Yes. Sign in with Claude and Headroom reads the usage on your plan: the 5-hour limit, the weekly limit and model limits like Fable.
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Can I track more than one Claude account?
Yes. In Settings › Connections, open Claude Code and choose Add account. Each account keeps its own limits and resets.
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Can Headroom see my Claude password?
No. Sign in with Claude lets Headroom read your plan's usage, and it never sees your password. There are no Headroom servers, and your work is never sent to a model.
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What if Claude sign-in stops working?
Turn on Backup from Claude Code in Settings › Connections › Claude Code. Headroom installs a small status-line script that saves the limits Claude Code already receives, and shows the last ones it reported.
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Does Headroom show my Claude Code token history?
Yes. It reads Claude Code's own files on your Mac and shows tokens by model and project, with an estimated API-equivalent cost. Your history stays on your Mac.
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How much does Headroom cost?
Nothing while it's in beta. Beta testers get the Founding licence free when we launch; everyone else hears about pricing first on the list.
Give yourself some headroom.
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