{"repo":"gglucass/headroom-desktop","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/gglucass/headroom-desktop","clone":"git clone https://github.com/gglucass/headroom-desktop.git","description":"Headroom for macOS — cut Claude Code and Codex token costs by ~50%","language":"Rust","stars":512,"topics":["ai","anthropic","claude-code","developer-tools","llm","macos","menu-bar-app","prompt-compression","proxy","react"],"license":"MIT","category":"networking-infra","readme_excerpt":"Headroom Desktop — cut Claude Code & Codex token costs by 50% Headroom is a macOS menu bar app that cuts Claude Code and OpenAI Codex token costs by 50% — without changing how you code. It runs a local-first optimization pipeline that reversibly compresses the tool output, logs, and boilerplate that bloat every prompt, so the AI plan you already pay for stretches about 2x further. Nothing the model needs is lost — it can pull the original content back on demand. Paid product. Headroom is a paid subscription app (7-day free trial, plans from $3/mo) — see pricing. The desktop shell in this repo is MIT-licensed and open source, but the app requires a Headroom account and an active plan to run.    Stable: macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later on Apple Silicon (M1 or later) Preview: Linux x86 64 builds are experimental and currently support the core proxy flow only. Install Option A — Homebrew: Option B — manual download: 1. Go to the latest release 2. On macOS, download the .dmg file (for example Headroom 0.2.9.dmg ) 3. Open the DMG, drag Headroom to Applications 4. Launch Headroom — it appears in your menu bar and walks you through setup Headroom is signed and notarized, so macOS will open it without Gatekeeper warnings. Both install paths self-update via the app's built-in updater; the Homebrew cask stays current with each release too. Linux preview artifacts are published on the same release page. Today they are best treated as a preview for the core Headroom proxy, Claude Code","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/gglucass","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/gglucass/headroom-desktop/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}