| What it does | Cross-platform remote connection manager for SSH, WinRM, RDP, VNC, AppleRD and more protocols
| Track token usage and costs for AI coding agents on your Mac
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| Pricing model | Free
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| $12.99 one-time for one Mac; $9.99 per additional Mac. Includes free updates. 7-day free trial with no card required. After trial, the menu-bar cost total stays free; a license unlocks the full dashboard, widget, and alerts.
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| Key features | - SSH with full interactive terminal
- RDP with built-in H.264 engine and multi-monitor support
- AppleRD for Macs with GPU-decoded video on Apple silicon
- WinRM for Windows servers via PowerShell Remoting or WinRS
- Jump hosts and port forwarding with ProxyJump chains
- SFTP file manager with two-pane view and transfer queue
- AES-256-GCM encrypted credential vault
- Optional AI assistant with local model or API key support
- Team access control with per-folder permissions
- BURSUcloud sync with zero-knowledge PostgreSQL backend
| - Real-time menu bar cost display with cache-aware deduplication for Claude
- Official 5-hour and weekly limit percentages for Codex, Claude, and Grok
- macOS widget in small, medium, and large sizes
- 24 themes including Sunlit light and Midnight dark modes
- Per-provider and per-model cost breakdown dashboard
- Configurable 7, 14, 30, or 90-day time windows
- 80% usage alert with native macOS banner and optional meow sound
- Notarized by Apple and Developer ID signed
- Local-first design with no data upload to servers
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| What makes it different | - AppleRD with High Performance video and GPU decoding on Apple silicon — unique among connection managers
- Built-in RDP engine with H.264 graphics and multi-monitor support across all platforms
- 10 protocols in one unified interface: SSH, WinRM, RDP, VNC, AppleRD, Telnet, Serial, Web, FTP and SFTP
- Zero-knowledge cloud encryption where master password never leaves the device
- BURSUlink agent for accessing computers behind NAT without port forwarding or VPN
| - Accurate real-dollar costs for Claude with cache awareness, unlike free tools that misprice cache tokens
- Native Swift app with no Electron, designed for performance and minimal menu bar footprint
- One-time purchase with free updates, no subscription or account required
- Completely local data privacy—no prompts, code, or tokens ever leave your Mac
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 19 ● no change since last check | 5 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 1 | 1 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 20 | 20 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 6 | 29 |
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