diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 698c6fe..ee0e003 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -285,16 +285,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "static_assertions",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "core-foundation"
-version = "0.9.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "91e195e091a93c46f7102ec7818a2aa394e1e1771c3ab4825963fa03e45afb8f"
-dependencies = [
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -406,6 +396,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "powerfmt",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "6.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3e8aa94d75141228480295a7d0e7feb620b1a5ad9f12bc40be62411e38cce4e"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e01a3366d27ee9890022452ee61b2b63a67e6f13f58900b651ff5665f0bb1fab"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "displaydoc"
 version = "0.2.5"
@@ -586,8 +597,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "color-eyre",
  "crossterm",
+ "dirs",
  "futures",
- "keyring",
  "nucleo",
  "octocrab",
  "ratatui",
@@ -947,18 +958,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "simple_asn1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "keyring"
-version = "3.6.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eebcc3aff044e5944a8fbaf69eb277d11986064cba30c468730e8b9909fb551c"
-dependencies = [
- "log",
- "security-framework 2.11.1",
- "security-framework 3.5.1",
- "zeroize",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -971,6 +970,16 @@ version = "0.2.178"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "37c93d8daa9d8a012fd8ab92f088405fb202ea0b6ab73ee2482ae66af4f42091"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libredox"
+version = "0.1.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3d0b95e02c851351f877147b7deea7b1afb1df71b63aa5f8270716e0c5720616"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "linux-raw-sys"
 version = "0.4.15"
@@ -1156,6 +1165,12 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9f50d9b3dabb09ecd771ad0aa242ca6894994c130308ca3d7684634df8037391"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "option-ext"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "owo-colors"
 version = "4.2.3"
@@ -1322,6 +1337,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a4e608c6638b9c18977b00b475ac1f28d14e84b27d8d42f70e0bf1e3dec127ac"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom",
+ "libredox",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ring"
 version = "0.17.14"
@@ -1400,7 +1426,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "openssl-probe",
  "rustls-pki-types",
  "schannel",
- "security-framework 3.5.1",
+ "security-framework",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1459,19 +1485,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "security-framework"
-version = "2.11.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "897b2245f0b511c87893af39b033e5ca9cce68824c4d7e7630b5a1d339658d02"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "core-foundation 0.9.4",
- "core-foundation-sys",
- "libc",
- "security-framework-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "security-framework"
 version = "3.5.1"
@@ -1479,7 +1492,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b3297343eaf830f66ede390ea39da1d462b6b0c1b000f420d0a83f898bbbe6ef"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
- "core-foundation 0.10.1",
+ "core-foundation",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "libc",
  "security-framework-sys",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 222edfd..fd52dcc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ crossterm = { version = "0.28", features = ["event-stream"] }
 nucleo = "0.5"
 tokio = { version = "1.42", features = ["full"] }
 futures = "0.3"
-keyring = { version = "3.6", features = ["apple-native"] }
+dirs = "6.0"
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive"] }
 color-eyre = "0.6"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/auth.rs b/src/auth.rs
index aa2e29d..3149f79 100644
--- a/src/auth.rs
+++ b/src/auth.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,34 @@
 use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
-use keyring::Entry;
+use std::fs;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-const SERVICE_NAME: &str = "ghune-github-cli";
-const USERNAME: &str = "github-token";
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 
-pub struct TokenManager {
-    entry: Entry,
+fn token_file_path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let config_dir = dirs::config_dir()
+        .ok_or_else(|| eyre!("Could not find config directory"))?
+        .join("ghune");
+    Ok(config_dir.join("token"))
 }
 
+pub struct TokenManager;
+
 impl TokenManager {
     pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
-        let entry = Entry::new(SERVICE_NAME, USERNAME)?;
-        Ok(Self { entry })
+        Ok(Self)
     }
 
     pub fn get_token(&self) -> Result<Option<String>> {
-        match self.entry.get_password() {
-            Ok(token) => Ok(Some(token)),
-            Err(keyring::Error::NoEntry) => Ok(None),
-            Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+        let path = token_file_path()?;
+        if path.exists() {
+            let token = fs::read_to_string(&path)?.trim().to_string();
+            if !token.is_empty() {
+                return Ok(Some(token));
+            }
         }
+        Ok(None)
     }
 
     pub fn get_or_prompt_token(&self) -> Result<String> {
@@ -52,15 +60,27 @@ impl TokenManager {
     }
 
     pub fn store_token(&self, token: &str) -> Result<()> {
-        self.entry.set_password(token)?;
+        let path = token_file_path()?;
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+        }
+        fs::write(&path, format!("{}\n", token))?;
+
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        {
+            let mut perms = fs::metadata(&path)?.permissions();
+            perms.set_mode(0o600);
+            fs::set_permissions(&path, perms)?;
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn clear_token(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        match self.entry.delete_credential() {
-            Ok(()) => Ok(()),
-            Err(keyring::Error::NoEntry) => Ok(()),
-            Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+        let path = token_file_path()?;
+        if path.exists() {
+            fs::remove_file(&path)?;
         }
+        Ok(())
     }
 }