Codex Pulse

Fewer interruptions.
for focus.

Limits in your menu bar. Usage in every turn.

Free & open source macOS & Windows

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Limits overview

Available quota and the next reset

5-hour window

Quota available
72%remaining
72%
Resets in 4h 38m

Weekly window

Quota available
96%remaining
96%
Resets in 6 days

Tokens this turn

2.9M
Build your next great ideaRecorded on this device
Hourly token usage5.3M Token
100K50K0
00040812162023
TodayYesterdayToken
72%96%2.9M
Codex Pulse app icon

Illustrative interface and sample usage data

Made for focus

Limits and usage.
All in view.

Keep your mind on creating.Leave limits and usage to Pulse.

Always a glance away

One glance.
All your limits.

Your remaining percentage lives in the Mac menu bar.Hover to preview. Click through to details.

Every turn, accounted for

Every turn.
Clearly in view.

Inspect input, output, cache and reasoning by turn.Compare today with yesterday. Select a turn to read messages.

Updates at your pace

A heads-up.
Right on time.

Low-limit and recovery alerts help avoid surprises.Mac menu bar. Windows floating widget.

Illustrative interface and sample usage data

Token

Usage, in focus.
Find your rhythm.

Compare today with yesterday. Select a turn to read messages.Follow active conversations with steady usage updates.

Recorded on this device

Today's tokens

2.4M Token
100K50K0
00040812162023
TodayYesterdayToken
Input 2.1MOutput 300KCached 1.8M

Illustrative interface and sample usage data

Token details

Every turn, accounted for.

See tokens for each turn, expand input, output, cache and reasoning details, and review the corresponding messages.

Turn 3Completed26.34K Token
Input
26.31K
Cached
26.11K
Output
27
推理
0
Turn 2Completed19K Token
Input
18K
Cached
16K
Output
1K
推理
200
Turn 1Completed44K Token
Input
42K
Cached
32K
Output
2K
推理
500

Cache is included in input; reasoning is included in output. Sample data for demonstration.

Updates at your pace

Follow active conversations with steady usage updates.

Two desktops. One calm workflow.

Mac menu bar. Windows floating widget.

Local by design.

Your data.
On your computer.

Reads limits through Codex on your computer.
No copying or storing sign-in tokens. No sending model conversations.

How your data is handled
Codex Pulse icon

Ready for your next idea.

Download Codex Pulse
Make room for your next idea.

Your next line of code deserves your full attention.

Installers and release notes are available on GitHub Releases.

Requires Codex installed and signed in with a ChatGPT account.
The Mac app is not Apple-notarized. Follow the first-launch guide below.

Mac first-launch guide ↓

From download to flow

First time on Mac?
Just a few steps.

Currently locally signed, without Apple notarization.
Only proceed if you trust the download source and the file is unmodified.

01

Open the DMG and drag Codex Pulse into Applications. For ZIP, extract it first.

02

Double-click Codex Pulse. If macOS cannot verify the developer, choose Cancel or Done.

03

Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, then scroll to Security.

04

Find the notice blocking Codex Pulse, authenticate with your password or Touch ID, and confirm Open.

If you still see “damaged” or no “Open Anyway” option, use the latest version andreport the issue. You do not need to disable system security protections.

Apple's official guide

A few more things to know.

Simple to use.
Clear to understand.

What do I need to get started?+

Install Codex and sign in with your ChatGPT account. Pulse finds your local Codex executable automatically; if it cannot, select its path in Settings.

Why might usage differ from billing?+

Limits use window data returned by Codex servers. Token counts come from locally recorded session events and may be incomplete. They are not billing totals or usage across all devices.

How do I show the Mac desktop widget?+

On Mac, limits appear in the menu bar by default. In the details window, open Preferences → Floating Widget and enable Show Desktop Widget. Click the menu bar item for its menu; hover to preview limits.

Is this an official OpenAI app?+

Codex Pulse is independent open-source desktop software, not an official OpenAI product, and is not affiliated with Apple. Download the installer for your system; release notes and issue reports are available on GitHub.