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ClaudeNotch
Your MacBook's notch tells you when Claude is down
Free, open-source macOS menu bar app that watches status.claude.com. When an incident is published, a Dynamic-Island-style alert slides out of the MacBook notch showing exactly what's broken, and the screen edges pulse red. Hover the notch any time for live per-component status. Native Swift/SwiftUI, ~500 KB, no Electron, no analytics, MIT.
Hi Product Hunt! I built ClaudeNotch after one too many "wait, is it me or is Claude down?" spirals.
Instead of tabbing to status.claude.com, the MacBook notch itself answers: when an incident is published, a Dynamic-Island-style alert springs down showing what's broken, the screen edges pulse red (the flash even outlines the notch), and hovering the notch shows live per-component status any time.
Fun detail: I built it with Claude Code — partly so I'd know when Claude Code itself is down.
Free, MIT-licensed, native Swift (~500 KB, no Electron, no analytics). Would love feedback — especially from multi-monitor users and anyone who wants other status pages supported!
Using the MacBook notch for a Dynamic-Island-style Claude status alert is such a clever, lightweight idea, and open source too. Congrats on the launch!
About ClaudeNotch on Product Hunt
“Your MacBook's notch tells you when Claude is down”
ClaudeNotch was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 5 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #85 on the daily leaderboard. Free, open-source macOS menu bar app that watches status.claude.com. When an incident is published, a Dynamic-Island-style alert slides out of the MacBook notch showing exactly what's broken, and the screen edges pulse red. Hover the notch any time for live per-component status. Native Swift/SwiftUI, ~500 KB, no Electron, no analytics, MIT.
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