diff --git a/windows/AppSettings.cs b/windows/AppSettings.cs
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+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace ClaudeCheckerWindows;
+
+public class AppSettings
+{
+    public string CookieStore     { get; set; } = "";
+    public string BurnHistory     { get; set; } = "";
+    public int    RefreshInterval { get; set; } = 120;
+    public bool   ShowInTaskbar   { get; set; } = true;
+    public bool   BetaChannel     { get; set; } = false;
+
+    private static readonly string FilePath = Path.Combine(
+        Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
+        "ClaudeChecker", "settings.json");
+
+    private static AppSettings? _instance;
+    public static AppSettings Default => _instance ??= Load();
+
+    private static AppSettings Load()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(FilePath))
+                return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<AppSettings>(File.ReadAllText(FilePath)) ?? new();
+        }
+        catch { }
+        return new();
+    }
+
+    public void Save()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(FilePath)!);
+            File.WriteAllText(FilePath, JsonSerializer.Serialize(this,
+                new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true }));
+        }
+        catch { }
+    }
+}