CodexBar is a lightweight macOS menu bar application that displays usage statistics and rate limits for AI coding providers without requiring users to log in through the application itself. Built in Swift and designed for macOS 14 and later, the app serves developers who work with multiple AI coding assistants and need quick visibility into their consumption limits and reset schedules.
The core purpose of CodexBar is to consolidate usage information from 57 different AI coding providers into a single, always-visible menu bar interface. Rather than requiring separate logins, the application reuses existing authentication methods including OAuth tokens, device flows, API keys, browser cookies, and local application files. This privacy-first approach means users' passwords are never stored by the application. The app supports major providers like OpenAI Codex, Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Google Gemini, and Grok, alongside numerous emerging platforms such as z.ai, MiniMax, Kiro, Zed, Vertex AI, and AWS Bedrock.
The primary features address three key pain points for developers using AI coding tools. First, the application displays per-provider session, weekly, and monthly usage windows with countdowns to the next reset, allowing users to plan around rate limits without guessing. Second, it surfaces credit balances, spending information, and cost data where providers expose this information, including Admin API spend dashboards and local cost scans. Third, it provides live provider status polling that surfaces incident badges in the menu and overlay indicators on the bar icon, keeping users informed of service disruptions.
The interface is minimal and customizable. Users can display one status item per provider or use Merge Icons mode to combine multiple providers into a single menu bar item with a provider switcher. The menu bar icon itself functions as a tiny usage meter with provider-specific meanings, and users can configure display options including provider icons, labels, usage bars, reset-time styling, and automatic highest-usage selection. The application includes no Dock icon and uses dynamic bar icons to minimize visual clutter.
CodexBar is distributed through GitHub Releases, Homebrew, and Arch Linux AUR packages. Installation requires enabling desired providers in settings and signing into the relevant provider sources. The application also includes a bundled command-line interface available for macOS and Linux, enabling integration with scripts and CI systems. The CLI supports cost queries for specific providers like Codex and Claude.
According to GitGenius tracking data, the repository has grown from 15,856 to 15,859 stargazers since July 2026, with one additional open issue. The project shows active maintenance with a median issue and pull request response latency of 7.3 hours across 725 tracked items. The most active contributor is steipete with 1,025 tracked events, followed by ratulsarna and ngutman with 482 and 479 events respectively. Common issue labels include clawsweeper:no-new-fix-pr with 139 occurrences and clawsweeper:needs-maintainer-review with 124 occurrences, indicating ongoing triage and maintenance workflows.
The application includes WidgetKit widgets for supported providers, localization across 21 languages with automatic website detection and RTL support, optional session quota notifications, and configurable refresh cadence presets ranging from manual to 15-minute intervals. The homepage at codex.bar provides additional information and serves as the primary distribution point for the application.
