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New macOS Widget Monitors Ollama Cloud Usage in Real-Time

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A developer has created a native macOS menu bar application called Ollama Usage Widget to help users monitor their Ollama Cloud usage. The widget displays real-time session and weekly usage percentages directly in the menu bar, with a click revealing detailed breakdowns by model and a 7-day activity chart. This tool addresses the lack of a dedicated dashboard or monitoring interface for Ollama Cloud on macOS, providing users with crucial visibility to prevent unexpected quota exhaustion. AI

IMPACT Provides essential monitoring for users of Ollama Cloud, preventing unexpected service interruptions and improving workflow visibility.

RANK_REASON A third-party developer created a utility tool for an existing AI service.

Read on dev.to — LLM tag →

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New macOS Widget Monitors Ollama Cloud Usage in Real-Time

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ashar Fatmi ·

    Twice my Ollama quota died with no warning. So I built a menu bar widget

    <p>Twice last month a job of mine just died mid-run. I walked away to let it work, came back expecting results, and found an error about the quota instead. Then came the worst part: trying to figure out how I had burned through a week of usage. The browser settings page showed a …

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