Menu Bar
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SwiftUI Menu Bar App With a Floating Window: Best Practices
·8 min read
Build a SwiftUI menu bar app with a floating window on macOS. MenuBarExtra vs NSStatusItem + NSPanel, focus handling, click outside to dismiss, multi monitor, and LSUIElement.
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macOS Menu Bar App to Track Claude Code Usage
·16 min read
Build a macOS menu bar utility to monitor AI agent token usage, costs, and session activity. Keep Claude Code spending visible without context switching.
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Keeping Your Mac Always-On for AI Agent Automation - Caffeinate and Beyond
·3 min read
How to keep your Mac awake for always-on AI agent automation. Using caffeinate, energy settings, and menu bar apps to run agents 24/7.
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Why Native Swift Menu Bar Apps Are the Right UI for AI Agents
·3 min read
Nobody wants to switch to a separate window to talk to AI. A floating menu bar app with push-to-talk is the interaction model that actually works for
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