BlackFlare vs Throttle

BlackFlare, a menu bar app for Claude Code and Codex. Keep your Mac awake, even lid closed. Get notified when tasks finish, switch defaults, track usage.

Know when Claude Code will hit its limit, before it stops your work. Throttle puts your 5-hour and weekly usage in the macOS menu bar, predicts your cap, runs every...

About BlackFlare

BlackFlare, a menu bar app for Claude Code and Codex. Keep your Mac awake, even lid closed. Get notified when tasks finish, switch defaults, track usage. BlackFlare keeps your Mac awake while Claude or Codex runs, even with the lid closed, and pings you the moment a task finishes or needs you, on your Mac, Telegram, or Slack. Tune your defaults and track your usage right from the menu bar. Your Mac dozes off, or you close the lid, and the whole run stalls halfway.

About Throttle

Know when Claude Code will hit its limit, before it stops your work. Throttle puts your 5-hour and weekly usage in the macOS menu bar, predicts your cap, runs every project from one cockpit, and trims token waste. 100% local, no account. Run every project from one cockpit; idle sessions hibernate before RAM runs out. Exact when you're signed in, a clearly-degraded estimate when you're not, never a confident number that might be wrong.