crystools-statusline vs claude-statusbar
crystools-statusline is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by crystian. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). claude-statusbar is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by leeguooooo. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  crystools-statusline | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.23 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 6 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.52.2 Forks (GitHub): 28 Stars (GitHub): 385 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | crystools-statusline | claude-statusbar |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 6 (worse) | 385 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 28 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 6 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/crystian/crystools-statusline | github.com/leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-26 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
crystools-statusline
Real-time status line for Claude Code showing context window usage, git status, session cost, rate limits, cache stats, and more — all in a compact two-line display.
claude-statusbar
Lightweight Claude Code status-line monitor: 5h/7d rate-limit usage, reset timers, projection/forecast, model + context, prompt-cache countdown, optional cost/balance, project/branch/session/activity lines. 3 styles x 9 themes. Install the `cs` CLI with the GitHub Release installer.
How to run each
crystools-statusline As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install crystools-statusline@claude-communityclaude-statusbar As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add leeguooooo/claude-code-usage-bar
/plugin install claude-statusbar@claude-statusbarCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: crystools-statusline · What it can do: claude-statusbar · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.