A Codex usage tracker for Windows that does more than /status
Many Codex trackers started on the Mac. UsageAtlas ships a Windows installer with limits, resets, history and alerts.
By ClaudeGPT Si Newsroom · Editorial team
· 2 min read
If you want a Codex usage tracker on Windows, UsageAtlas is the straightforward pick: a free, open-source desktop app with a regular Windows installer that shows Codex limits, reset times, tokens and estimated cost. Several popular trackers started on the Mac, so Windows users often end up with only the /status command.
The Windows gap
Codex runs fine on a Windows PC, but a lot of the usage tooling around it grew up elsewhere. CodexBar, a well-known open-source menu bar app for Codex and Claude Code limits, lists builds for macOS and Linux on its GitHub page, not Windows. Terminal reporters can work, but they print a table and exit.
So a Windows developer who wants to glance at the weekly window, the way a Mac user glances at the menu bar, needs a desktop app that ships for Windows.
What UsageAtlas shows on Windows
UsageAtlas ships a Windows setup file alongside macOS and Linux builds, and the Windows version tracks Codex the same way:
- Limits: the supported session and weekly windows, remaining capacity and reset times
- Credits: plan and credit details when Codex reports them
- Activity: tokens, requests and models from Codex sessions on that PC
- Cost: an estimate for planning, not a bill
- History: daily views, model mix and time-of-day patterns
- Alerts: one desktop notification per reset cycle when a window passes your threshold
It connects through the Codex CLI that is already signed in on the machine, so there is no extra Codex login.
Windows options side by side
| Option | Runs on Windows | Live windows and resets | History | Alerts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UsageAtlas | Yes, installer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
/status in Codex CLI |
Yes | Yes, current session | No | No |
| ChatGPT usage page | Any browser | Yes | Not stated | No |
| CodexBar | Not listed | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
Install it in a few steps
- Go to usageatlas.com and download the Windows version.
- Run the installer and open the app.
- Make sure you are signed in to the Codex CLI on the same PC.
- Open Today for current windows, and add an alert on the weekly window.
No account is required for local tracking. A free Google or GitHub sign-in is there if you want to save usage summaries and restore them after moving to a new PC. Prompts and responses are not read.
One app for the rest of your tools
Many Windows developers do not use Codex alone. UsageAtlas also covers Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot and other coding tools, with a filter to show just Codex when that is all you need. That helps if you switch between Codex and Claude Code during the week and want to see which one is closer to its limit before you start the next task, or which models took the biggest share of last week's tokens.
When to skip it
If you only open Codex now and then and never get close to a limit, /status in the terminal answers the question in a second. For anything to do with billing, check your OpenAI account, since tracker costs are estimates and provider data can change.