CodeBurn is a free, open-source, local-first tool that tracks AI coding token usage and cost across 41 tools and agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Grok and more), broken down by model, project, and task. You pay for Claude, Codex, Cursor, and a stack of other AI tools. The bill tells you the total. It never tells you that half of it went to conversation instead of code, or that an expensive model burned your budget on work a cheaper one would have one-shot. CodeBurn does. It reads the session files your tools already write to disk and breaks down every token and dollar by task, model, tool, and project. Everything runs locally. No wrapper, no proxy, no API keys, nothing leaves your machine. Pricing comes from LiteLLM, refreshed daily. This package ships the CodeBurn Menubar app: a menu bar item that shows the spend period selected in Settings (Today by default; Week, Month, and 6 Months are also available), with a popover offering agent tabs, period switching, trend, forecast, activity and model breakdowns, optimize findings, and CSV/JSON export, refreshing every 30 seconds.
What's new in 0.9.27
Download the .msi below and run it. The tray app reads everything through the CodeBurn CLI, so install that first: npm install -g codeburn Requires codeburn 0.9.9 or newer and the WebView2 Runtime (preinstalled on Windows 11 and recent Windows 10 updates; installed on demand otherwise). The bundle is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen warns on first run: click "More info", then "Run anyway". Signing is planned. This .msi is a developer preview. The recommended install is the Microsoft Store (https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P0R4ZL5XMB8), which is signed and updates itself. Previews built with the updater key install newer previews from the tray in one click, after checking their signature. Older previews link to the release instead: take it by re-running codeburn menubar --force or downloading the new .msi here.
Download the .msi below and run it. The tray app reads everything through the CodeBurn CLI, so install that first: npm install -g codeburn Requires codeburn 0.9.9 or newer and the WebView2 Runtime (preinstalled on Windows 11 and recent Windows 10 updates; installed on demand otherwise). The bundle is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen warns on first run: click "More info", then "Run anyway". Signing is planned. This .msi is a developer preview. The recommended install is the Microsoft Store (https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P0R4ZL5XMB8), which is signed and updates itself. Previews built with the updater key install newer previews from the tray in one click, after checking their signature. Older previews link to the release instead: take it by re-running codeburn menubar --force or downloading the new .msi here.
0.9.25Sep 21, 2026
Download the .msi below and run it. The tray app reads everything through the CodeBurn CLI, so install that first: npm install -g codeburn Requires codeburn 0.9.9 or newer and the WebView2 Runtime (preinstalled on Windows 11 and recent Windows 10 updates; installed on demand otherwise). The bundle is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen warns on first run: click "More info", then "Run anyway". Signing is planned. This .msi is a developer preview. The recommended install is the Microsoft Store (https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P0R4ZL5XMB8), which is signed and updates itself. Preview builds do not update themselves: the tray app reports that a newer version exists and links to the release, and you take it by re-running codeburn menubar --force or downloading the new .msi here.
0.9.23Aug 29, 2026
CodeBurn Desktop 0.9.23. Bundles the 0.9.23 CLI engine (matched pairing with the npm release, avoiding mixed-engine cache churn for users running both). Engine changes: OMP/Grok 4.6 pricing fix, CB-3 additive sync fields and CB-4 consent-once auto-sync, and desktop reliability work (exact totals while details refresh, per-destination snapshots across restarts, resident CLI process-tree reaping). Full notes: https://github.com/getagentseal/codeburn/releases/tag/v0.9.23
Frequently asked questions
Is CodeBurn Menubar free?
Yes. CodeBurn Menubar is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
What is the latest version of CodeBurn Menubar?
The latest version is 0.9.27, released on Oct 11, 2026.
Is it safe to download CodeBurn Menubar?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 111bf08c3be0a37c111ca392444340d140087f7ab187c4dab8a334fbef32c5a7.
Which Windows versions does CodeBurn Menubar support?
CodeBurn Menubar runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I install CodeBurn Menubar silently?
Run the offline installer with msiexec /i "CodeBurn.Menubar_0.9.27_x64_en-US.msi" /quiet /norestart, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=AgentSeal.CodeBurnMenubar -e --silent.
How do I uninstall CodeBurn Menubar?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find CodeBurn Menubar and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=AgentSeal.CodeBurnMenubar -e.
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