A tiny macOS menu bar app that tells you when Claude's double usage promotion is active — so you know exactly when to go wild.
From March 13–28, 2026, Anthropic is running a promotion where Claude usage counts double during off-peak hours. The catch? You have to remember when off-peak actually is, and do timezone math in your head.
2xClaude sits in your menu bar as a little robot and does the math for you:
- Green robot = double usage is active, go go go
- Black robot = standard usage, chill
Click the icon to see a countdown to the next window, when the current one ends, and a quick reference for the schedule.
All times are Eastern Time (ET), but the app automatically converts to your local timezone.
| When | Usage |
|---|---|
| Weekdays before 8 AM ET | 2x |
| Weekdays 8 AM – 2 PM ET | 1x (peak hours) |
| Weekdays after 2 PM ET | 2x |
| Weekends | 1x |
git clone https://github.com/pgtruesdell/2xClaude.git
cd 2xClaude
./install.shThis builds the app and drops it into ~/Applications/2xClaude.app. Launch it from there, or add it to your login items so it starts automatically.
Requirements: macOS 13+ and Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install).
The entire app is ~235 lines of Swift. No dependencies. No network requests. No API keys. It just looks at the clock, does some date math against Eastern Time, and draws a robot.
The icon updates every 30 seconds. The menu rebuilds fresh every time you click it.
The robot will go back to black permanently and the menu will say the promotion has ended. Feel free to uninstall it at that point — it served its purpose.
Delete 2xClaude.app from your ~/Applications folder.
Made by Paul Truesdell, II — pgt.sh / @pgtruesdell
MIT