A visual session manager for Claude Code CLI with fork/continue workflows and background watermarks.
| Platform | Status | Terminal Support |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | ✅ Stable | Windows Terminal |
| Linux | 🚧 In Progress | Kitty, Konsole, WSL |
A Claude Code Session Manager CLI tool for Windows Terminal Users. Download WinClaudeForker.exe
Visual session management for Claude Code CLI Never lose track of your conversations. See all your sessions, fork with confidence, track your costs.
Working with multiple Claude Code sessions? Can't remember which terminal is which project? No visual way to track your conversations? Wondering how much you're spending on API calls?
Windows Claude Code Forker gives you instant visual context for all your Claude sessions:
- 📋 See all sessions at a glance with sortable columns
- 🍴 Fork conversations with custom Windows Terminal backgrounds
- 💰 Track costs per session with detailed analytics
- 🌿 Git branch awareness in every session
- ⚡ Lightning-fast arrow-key navigation
- 🎨 Custom backgrounds showing session context
Each forked session gets a unique background: session name, parent, git branch, and model
- Download WinClaudeForker.exe
- Run the installer
- Launch "Claude Session Manager" from your desktop
# Create directory
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude-menu" -Force
# Copy script
Copy-Item "Claude-Menu.ps1" "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude-menu\"
# Create desktop shortcut
$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
$Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut("$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Claude Session Manager.lnk")
$Shortcut.TargetPath = "powershell.exe"
$Shortcut.Arguments = "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File `"$env:USERPROFILE\.claude-menu\Claude-Menu.ps1`""
$Shortcut.Save()Requirements:
- Windows 10/11
- PowerShell 5.1+
- Windows Terminal
- Claude Code CLI
- All Sessions Visible - Scans your entire drive for Claude sessions
- Fork with Context - Branch conversations with custom Windows Terminal profiles
- Archive & Notes - Tag sessions with notes, archive old conversations
- Rename Anytime - Rename sessions and update all references automatically
- Custom Backgrounds - Each fork gets a unique background showing:
- Session name
- Parent session (if forked)
- Git branch
- AI model (Opus/Sonnet/Haiku)
- Project directory
- Activity Markers - See which sessions are active at a glance
- Git Integration - Automatically detects and displays git branches
- Per-Session Costs - See exactly how much each conversation costs
- Token Analytics - Track input, output, and cache usage
- Cache Hit Rates - Monitor prompt caching effectiveness
- Total Spend - Know your total API spend across all sessions
- Arrow Navigation - Instant keyboard navigation with ↑↓ keys
- Dynamic Columns - Customize which columns appear (11 configurable columns)
- Pagination - Handle hundreds of sessions with screen-aware pagination
- Universal Defaults - Press Enter for default action in any menu
- Silent Validation - 80 automated tests protect against bugs
Launch → See all sessions → Use ↑↓ to navigate → Press Enter
View detailed cost breakdown for all sessions:
Session Cost Input Output Cached Hit%
my-big-project $15.23 2.5M 850K 12.3M 89%
frontend-refactor $8.45 1.2M 420K 8.1M 87%
api-design $3.67 780K 190K 4.2M 84%
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
TOTAL $27.35 4.5M 1.5M 24.6M 88%
Pricing: Claude Sonnet 4.5 ($3/$3.75/$0.30/$15 per 1M tokens)
+──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
| # Active Model Session Messages Created Cost |
+──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
| 1 X sonnet my-project 45 01/18 $1.20 |
| 2 opus [test-fork] 0 01/19 $0.00 |
| 3 haiku api-redesign 28 01/17 $2.45 |
+──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
New Session | Win Terminal Config | Hide Unnamed | Cost | Debug | Refresh | eXit
This is the key feature. Seeing a watermark on the Windows Terminal is the main idea of this product for me (a Windows user). The screen background image watermark has the following information:
- Line 1: Session name (bold, 48pt)
- Line 2: Forked from parent (if applicable)
- Line 3: Git branch
- Line 4: AI model (Opus/Sonnet/Haiku)
- Line 5: Computer:User
- Line 6: Full directory path
Press G to customize which columns appear. Easter Egg: Press 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. to sort on a column.
Built-in self-protection with 80 automated tests
Sessions not appearing?
- Press
Rto refresh - Enable debug mode with
D - Check
~\.claude-menu\debug.log
Background images not showing?
- Open Windows Terminal Settings
- Select your Claude profile
- Check Background Image path and opacity (30%)
- Disable Acrylic effects if enabled
Script won't run?
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "Claude-Menu.ps1"Need more help?
- Check Full Documentation
- Review Changelog
- Open an issue on GitHub
- Quick Start Guide - Get running in 2 minutes
- Full Documentation - Complete feature reference
- Installation Guide - Detailed setup instructions
- Changelog - Version history
- Product Analysis - Development insights
Each Windows Terminal profile gets a custom background watermark showing:
- Session name (large, readable at a glance)
- Parent session (if forked)
- Git branch (always know which branch you're on)
- AI model (Opus/Sonnet/Haiku)
- Directory path (never lose context)
Subtle watermark keeps you oriented without obscuring your work
- Enterprise-grade UX - Arrow navigation, silent input handling, universal defaults
- 80 Automated Tests - Self-validating code protects against regressions
- Comprehensive Error Handling - Graceful recovery from failures
- Performance Optimized - Caching, pagination, instant response
- Only professional-grade session manager for Claude Code
- Cost tracking per session (know exactly what each conversation costs)
- Visual fork tracking with custom watermark backgrounds
- Windows Terminal deep integration (profiles, backgrounds, management)
- Git branch awareness in every session
- Context limit warnings before auto-compaction
This tool was created with Claude Code's help - a meta tool for managing Claude itself!
Demonstrates AI-assisted development achieving professional-grade quality in less than a week instead of months.
Issues, suggestions, and contributions welcome!
This software was built by a software engineer with decades of development experience using Claude Code AI. I built this in early 2026 on a whim for a side project at home. And, with most AI projects I work on (at work or at home) I like to ask AI to estimate cost and value, and then measure cost if I had built this without AI. I imagine we won't be asking this question in 2027 and beyond, as we are now in the transition to AI. So the question is interesting as we see the value of AI vs. traditional coding costs.
"What if this software was built by hand by one Senior Software Engineer, with no AI help?" See PRODUCT ANALYSIS for greater details
The following is Claude's own analysis/estimate of costs (I do think it is inflated, but it also gives a cost justification that is logical):
Windows Version (If Developed Traditionally):
- Development cost: $175,000
- Time to market: 6-8 months
- Lines of code: ~9,000+ PowerShell
- Features: 50+ with 80 automated tests
Linux Port (If Developed Traditionally):
- Development cost: $35,000-50,000
- Time to market: 2-3 months
- Lines of code: ~2,500 Python
- Market expansion: 1.6-2.5x (Linux/WSL users)
Total Product Value (Traditional Development):
- Combined cost: $210,000-225,000
- Total timeline: 8-11 months
- Total LOC: ~11,500
A Linux port is under development with support for:
- Terminal Emulators: Kitty, Konsole
- WSL Support: Direct mode for WSL environments without GUI
- Shell Support: Bash, Fish (Python core)
- Image Generation: ImageMagick or Pillow
cd linux/
bash install.sh
claude-menuIn WSL without a display server, the manager runs in "direct mode" - sessions run in your current terminal. Background watermarks require GUI support (WSLg on Windows 11, or X server on Windows 10) with Kitty installed.
See Linux Documentation for full details.
Status: Core functionality working. Session discovery, debug logging, and WSL path detection being refined.
Created by S. Rives, 2026 See LICENSE for details.
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