CodexBar
CodexBar is a macOS menu bar app that shows AI coding usage limits, credit balances, spending, and reset countdowns across supported providers.
What is CodexBar?
CodexBar is a native macOS utility for people who use AI coding tools and want their usage limits visible at a glance. It places provider status in the menu bar and helps users monitor session, weekly, and monthly quotas, reset times, credit balances, and spending information without opening each provider's website. The app supports a large range of AI services and can combine multiple providers into one menu bar view or show them separately. It also includes widgets and a bundled command-line tool for quick checks in scripts, Terminal workflows, or desktop widgets. CodexBar is aimed at developers, power users, and teams who actively manage paid AI plans and want a lightweight way to avoid running into quota limits during work. It is published by Peter Steinberger and runs on macOS 14 or later.
Key features
- Show usage windows and reset countdowns for supported AI providers
- Track credit balances, spend, and local cost estimates where available
- Display provider status and incident indicators from the menu bar
- Combine multiple providers into one menu bar item or keep them separate
- Use desktop and Home Screen widgets for usage, history, and burn-down views
- Run bundled CLI checks for scripts, Terminal workflows, and quick status lookups
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
CodexBar is a legitimate utility for monitoring AI service usage on macOS. Some features may request access to browser cookies, Keychain items, or specific folders so the app can reuse existing provider sessions and read local usage data. That access is normal for its purpose, but you should only connect providers you trust and grant the minimum permissions you actually want to use. Removing the app can also remove its local settings and history unless you keep those files.
Recommendation: Keep CodexBar if you actively use AI coding services and want menu bar visibility into quotas, credits, or spend. If you no longer use it, you can remove it like other third-party apps; just expect any saved provider connections, preferences, and local history to stop working with it.
Common paths
/Applications/CodexBar.app
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