# CodexBar

11 Hacker News commenters recommended CodexBar and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free macOS menu bar app tracking Claude and Codex usage, with support for more providers; critics report high RAM use and crashes.

## Why people recommend it

- Covers more providers than alternatives (3 comments): "1.7k stars already and supporting more services" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46545745)) "CodexBar covers a lot more ground." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46545763)) "which supports more providers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48476211))
- Tracks Claude and Codex usage (3 comments): "CodexBar seems to do that good enough (and supports Codex)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48476299)) "track the usage with something like codexbar or similar" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48519525)) "particularly when you pair it with CodexBar" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48928223))

## What people warn about

- High RAM and CPU use (2 comments): "takes 7GB of RAM on macOS shows just how little attention to performance/design he pays" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46827615)) "it spawns claude subprocesses that quickly eat up your RAM and CPU cycles" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46827673))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Claude usage menu bar app](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macos-menu-bar-app-for-tracking-claude-usage.md): 15 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "CodexBar", https://hackerapproved.com/p/codexbar/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).