Clowder launches Mac AI coding session status board
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Clowder has launched a native Mac status board that displays each Claude programming session as a colored tile: red means blocked and needs user attention, green means completed, and blue means still running. It reads local files from five sources—terminal Claude Code and Code, Cowork, Design, and chat in the Claude app—requires no account, and does not upload data. The free version supports 4 tiles permanently, while a paid plan at £2 per month unlocks all tiles. Use requires macOS 14 or later and Apple silicon. The app is not available on the Mac App Store, and Clowder says it can never be listed there because sandboxing would prevent it from reading the files it needs.
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Clowder is a native macOS status board that shows each running Claude session as a coloured tile — red when blocked and needing you, green when done, blue while working — so you can see at a glance which session needs attention. It reads five local sources (Claude Code, Code, Cowork, Design and chats) with no account or telemetry, and clicking a tile jumps to the exact session. It is free for four tiles, or £24 a year for unlimited tiles, and requires macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon.
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