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New updates and improvements to VibeStatus. Follow along as we build the best Claude Code companion for macOS.

Latest

v1.8 - Terminal.app Compatibility

Jan 18, 2026View on GitHub

What's New

Terminal.app Compatibility

Fixed detection issues when running Claude Code from Terminal.app

Improved process detection (case-insensitive, supports node process)

Increased process tree walk depth for deeper shell hierarchies

UI Improvements

Sidebar tabs now fully clickable (not just the text)

Settings window now uses black theme

Removed Auto Show/Hide toggle (always on by default)

Updated copyright to 2026

Bug Fixes

Fixed crash when changing widget style

Installation

1. Download VibeStatus-1.8.zip
2. Unzip and drag VibeStatus.app to Applications
3. Open the app and configure integration in Settings

Previous Releases

v1.6

1 months ago

What's New

Bug Fixes

Fixed widget showing "Run Claude" during long-running Claude tasks

Improved Claude process detection by walking up the process tree to find the main Claude process

StatusManager now only checks PID validity for sessions older than 60 seconds to avoid false positives

Code Quality

Major refactoring for production quality

Extracted types into dedicated Types.swift

Centralized constants in Constants.swift

Improved documentation and architecture docs

Note: This release is not notarized. macOS may show a security warning on first launch. Right-click the app and select "Open" to bypass.

v1.5

VibeStatus v1.5 - Project Names in Multi-Terminal View

1 months ago

Improved Multi-Terminal Display

Now shows project names for each Claude session when running multiple terminals.

What's New

Individual session rows - Each Claude session gets its own row in the widget

Project names - See the folder name for each session (e.g., "MyApp", "Backend")

Color-coded indicators - Each session shows its own status color

Compact layout - Efficient multi-session display

Screenshot

When running multiple Claude sessions, the widget shows:

● MyApp      working
● Backend    ready  
● Frontend   input

Note: After updating, re-run setup (click gear icon) to update the hook script for project name detection.

v1.4

VibeStatus v1.4 - Multi-Terminal Support

1 months ago

Multi-Terminal Support

Track multiple Claude sessions simultaneously.

Features

Aggregated status display (shows count when multiple sessions active)

Per-session status files for independent tracking

Status priority: Input needed > Working > Idle

How It Works

Each Claude terminal session writes its status to a unique file. VibeStatus monitors all session files and shows the aggregated status.

Note: After updating, you may need to re-run the setup to update the hook script.

v1.3

v1.3 - Sound Selection & Claude Detection

1 months ago

What's New

Sound Selection

Choose from 12 system sounds for notifications (Glass, Purr, Blow, Bottle, Frog, Funk, Hero, Morse, Ping, Pop, Submarine, Tink)

Option to disable sounds entirely

Test buttons to preview sounds before selecting

Claude Detection

Automatically detects when Claude is not running

Shows "Run Claude" status with gray indicator when inactive

UI Improvements

Widget background changed from glass effect to 80% black opacity

Added gray status indicator for "not running" state

Bug Fixes

Fixed Sparkle updater crash (XPC services now properly signed)

v1.1

VibeStatus v1.1

1 months ago

VibeStatus v1.1

A macOS status widget for Claude Code that shows working/ready/needs-input states.

Signed and Notarized by Apple - no Gatekeeper warnings!

Features

Floating glass widget showing Claude's status

Menu bar icon that changes based on status

Sound notifications when Claude finishes working

Always-on-top widget visible across all spaces

Sparkle auto-updates

Installation

1. Download VibeStatus-1.1.zip
2. Unzip and drag VibeStatus.app to Applications
3. Launch and configure hooks via menu bar icon

Requirements

macOS 13.0 or later

Claude Code CLI with hooks support

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