Overview
- OpenAI’s updated Codex desktop app, which began rolling out Thursday, adds background computer control on macOS so agents can see the screen, move the cursor, click and type without interrupting the user.
- An in‑app browser built on the Atlas project lets people comment on page elements to give precise instructions to the agent, with plans to extend control beyond local web apps.
- Image creation using the gpt‑image‑1.5 model is now built into Codex, enabling quick mockups, product concepts and simple game assets without switching apps.
- More than 90 new plugins expand access to tools like Microsoft’s suite and GitLab, while a preview memory and new automations allow Codex to reuse threads, schedule tasks and resume long‑running work.
- The update is reaching desktop users signed in with ChatGPT, with computer use available on macOS first and personalization features and EU/UK availability to follow.