Thanks for the feedback. The new version is being notarised now.

Hmmm. What version are you running?

I used to use Bartender, which worked really well, until the newest version, which had so many issues. Since then, I've just basically put up with it.

The new version has improved a bit since launch, you may want to give it another try.

I had stopped using it since the private equity buyout because it needs pretty serious permissions to do its job…maybe I’ll give it another look.

Thanks, Glad you like it!

Thanks, appreciate it. Honestly, I am only really on X at the moment.

That is exactly what I did. Claude scaffolded it from scratch based on behaviour, then I iterated and had Codex review it for safety.

The app only reads ONE specific keychain entry:

  Service: "Claude Code-credentials"

  This is the entry created by the official Claude Code CLI when you log in. The app:

  1. Only reads - never writes, modifies, or deletes any keychain data
  2. Only accesses this one service name - cannot read any other passwords, keys, or credentials
  3. Extracts only the OAuth access token - used to call api.anthropic.com/api/oauth/usage
  4. Sends data only to Anthropic's API - no analytics, no third-party servers

  The token never leaves your machine except to Anthropic's own API endpoint. You can verify this yourself - the entire source is ~400 lines of Swift: https://github.com/richhickson/claudecodeusage

  macOS will also prompt you the first time the app tries to access this keychain entry, giving you control to allow or deny.

Good shout. CodexBar covers a lot more ground. This one is intentionally minimal and Claude focused because that is all I personally needed.

FFS. Me to.

Maker here — happy to answer any questions.

The goal with HostFileApp was to make /etc/hosts management easier, safer and less error-prone for devs and sysadmins, without relying on Terminal.