NotchViber
Answer Claude from the notch
Blocked questions surface as cards with numbered options. Permission prompts show Allow, Always, Deny. Pending plans render as Markdown. One click types the answer into your terminal.
Claude Code,
in your MacBook notch.
Live sessions, usage limits, and blocked questions in the bar you already ignore. Answer without switching windows.
Stop ⌘-tabbing to check on Claude.
You kick off three sessions, then spend the next hour tabbing around to see if any of them stalled on a permission prompt. Sessions sit blocked for twenty minutes because a question scrolled past. NotchViber puts every session's state one glance up.
Every session in the notch: working, waiting, done.
5-hour block26% used, 4h0m to reset
Status dots blue working, cyan waiting, green done
7-day and Fable windows8% and 12% of the week used
Live activitywhat each session is doing right now
Weighted tokensthe math behind the percentages
Act without leaving your window.
Prompt without a terminal
Type into the prompt bar; NotchViber resumes the session headlessly with a forked transcript.
claude -p --resume --fork-session
Jump to the exact terminal
Click a row and land in the window that owns it: Ghostty, iTerm2, Warp, kitty, Zed, Cursor, VS Code, and more.
Local. As in actually local.
NotchViber reads ~/.claude/projects/**/*.jsonl and nothing else. No network calls, no telemetry, no credentials touched. Unplug your router; everything still works.
Usage limits, estimated the ccusage way.
NotchViber parses your local transcripts and weights tokens by cost. Usage rolls into 5-hour blocks plus a 7-day window, with message IDs de-duplicated so resumed and compacted sessions never double-count.
An estimate, not Anthropic's ledger. Calibrate once against /usage in Claude Code; if observed usage ever exceeds a configured limit, the limit stretches so the bar never reads past 100%.
26%
of the current 5-hour block, computed from your own transcripts
×1input
×5output
×1.25cache write
×0.1cache read
Works with your terminal.
NotchViber identifies the terminal that owns each session and jumps to that exact window.
- Ghostty
- iTerm2
- Terminal
- WezTerm
- kitty
- Alacritty
- Warp
- Zed
- Cursor
- VS Code
- tmux
- Zellij
Install in under a minute.
- Download the dmg and drag NotchViber to Applications.
- Launch it. The notch wakes up immediately.
- Grant Accessibility so clicks can answer your terminal.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check my Claude Code usage limit?
NotchViber shows your current 5-hour block percentage and time to reset on the left of the notch, and your 7-day usage on the right. Both are estimated locally from your ~/.claude transcripts. No login, no API key.
How does the Claude Code 5-hour limit work?
Usage accrues in 5-hour blocks that anchor to your first message after the previous block ends, alongside a weekly window. NotchViber computes both locally with ccusage-style weighted tokens and de-duplicated message IDs.
Can you get a Dynamic Island on a MacBook?
Yes. NotchViber turns the MacBook notch into a Dynamic Island for Claude Code. On Macs without a notch it runs as a floating pill at the top of the screen.
How do I know when Claude Code is waiting for input?
The right wing shows a cyan dot when a session is waiting, and NotchViber plays a soft sound when a session finishes, asks a question, or requests permission. The question itself appears as a clickable card in the island.
Can I approve Claude Code permission prompts without switching to the terminal?
Yes. Permission prompts surface as Allow, Always, or Deny cards in the island. Clicking one answers the terminal prompt for you via Accessibility keystrokes.
Does NotchViber send my code or credentials anywhere?
No. NotchViber reads ~/.claude/projects/**/*.jsonl on your disk and makes zero network calls. No telemetry, no account, and your credentials are never touched.
How accurate are the limit estimates?
They use the same weighted-token method as ccusage, computed locally. Anthropic does not publish exact limit math, so treat the numbers as a close estimate, not a contract. Calibrate once against /usage and they track closely.
Which terminals does NotchViber work with?
Ghostty, iTerm2, Terminal, WezTerm, kitty, Alacritty, Warp, Zed, Cursor, and VS Code. Clicking a session jumps to the exact window that owns it. tmux and Zellij sessions are attributed to their server process.
Is NotchViber for Claude Code free?
Yes. Free, built by one developer, and it runs entirely on your machine. It needs macOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon.