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CodexBar
A macOS menu bar app (plus Linux desktop app and CLI) by Peter Steinberger that shows session, weekly and credit limits for Codex, Claude and 20+ other providers.
v0.81.0 released 2026-10-24; last push 2026-10-24 (gh api). 22.8k stars. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Coding agent usage trackers
Where it stands apart
- Where do you mainly see it? menu bar, system tray, or desktop app/widget (19% of 21 others)
- What access to your provider accounts does it take? a mix, depending on provider (OAuth, cookies, API keys, local files) (0% of 19 others)
- What is the main way to install it? a downloaded or app-store app (DMG, installer, App Store) (19% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (81% of 21 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) (62% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? yes (86% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (71% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? developers (100% of 21 others)
- Does it only report, or does it change what the agent does? only reports and alerts; you decide (90% of 21 others)
- Does your usage data leave your machine? no; the only outside calls are to the AI provider itself or a public price list (71% of 21 others)
- Whose usage is it built around? one developer's own usage (76% of 21 others)
Nearest neighbors
- AI Usage (menu bar) 87% of 15 shared answers match
- CC Meter 87% of 15 shared answers match
- ASU (agent subscription usage) 80% of 15 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual side project, no revenue Personal repo of an individual (GitHub profile lists OpenAI as his employer); no paid tier found. No FUNDING.yml in the repo. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | the providers' usage and limit APIs (e.g. Anthropic's OAuth usage endpoint) Mainly providers' OAuth usage APIs; cookies and local logs for some providers. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does it mainly measure? | plan-limit use (% of the 5-hour, weekly, or monthly window and reset times) Primarily limit windows and resets; also credits, spend dashboards and local cost scans where available. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly see it? | stands apart menu bar, system tray, or desktop app/widget | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which coding agents does it cover? | three or more agents or providers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it only report, or does it change what the agent does? | only reports and alerts; you decide | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does your usage data leave your machine? | no; the only outside calls are to the AI provider itself or a public price list | source 2026-10-26 |
| What access to your provider accounts does it take? | stands apart a mix, depending on provider (OAuth, cookies, API keys, local files) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Whose usage is it built around? | one developer's own usage | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way to install it? | stands apart a downloaded or app-store app (DMG, installer, App Store) DMG from GitHub Releases or Homebrew cask; CLI tarballs and AUR also. | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/steipete/CodexBar · read 2026-10-25
- GitHub · github.com/steipete/CodexBar/releases · collected 2026-10-26
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