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ClaudeChecker for Windows

A native Windows port of ClaudeChecker — a system tray app for monitoring your Claude AI usage limits in real time.

Requirements

Building

cd windows
dotnet build -c Release

The output is a single ClaudeChecker.exe in bin\Release\net8.0-windows\.

Assets: You need to supply Assets/icon.ico and Assets/icon.png (128×128) before building. Copy them from the macOS project's ClaudeChecker/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/.

Features

  • System tray icon — left-click to show/hide the popup
  • 5-hour and 7-day usage gauges with burn rate sparklines
  • Cookie-based auth via embedded WebView2 browser (sign in once, session persists)
  • Auto-refresh on a configurable interval (110 min)
  • Update checking against the same version.json / version-beta.json as the macOS app
  • Beta channel toggle
  • Settings panel (auth, refresh interval, update channel)

Architecture

File Purpose
App.xaml.cs Tray icon, popup lifecycle, refresh timer
PopupWindow.xaml/cs Main UI — limit cards, settings, update sheet
LoginWindow.xaml/cs WebView2 browser for claude.ai auth
UsageViewModel.cs Data fetching, cookie handling, state
UpdateManager.cs Version checking, download and install
Models.cs Data models
Controls/GaugeControl.cs Custom circular gauge
Controls/SparklineControl.cs Burn history sparkline

Notes

  • Cookies are stored in user settings (via Properties.Settings), not the WebView2 profile, so they survive WebView2 cache clears.
  • Updates download a .zip, extract, and run a .bat script that replaces the exe after the app exits.
  • The popup positions itself in the bottom-right corner near the system tray.