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ChatGPT desktop app

OpenAI · Desktop workspaces

Desktop workspace for ChatGPT Work, Codex, and dots. Combines projects, files, browser work, and scheduled tasks.

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ChatGPT and Codex · Desktop workspace

Product and access

The desktop app is the shared workspace: here you use ChatGPT with Chat and Work, work with Codex, and access your dot. It is described here as an access point and does not count as a separate agent in the comparison. The former Codex app documentation address now leads to the current ChatGPT desktop documentation.

01

Core features

7 features from provider sources · sources reviewed on 30 September 2026. Availability and limitations are listed directly below.

  • Organize projects and chats

    The desktop app combines multiple projects and parallel tasks. You can open project folders and switch between conversations.

    Source 1

  • Choose ChatGPT Work or Codex

    The app provides ChatGPT with Chat and Work modes as well as Codex for development tasks. The selected area determines the work context.

    Source 1

  • View results directly

    Documents, spreadsheets, images, and other files can be opened and reviewed in the same workspace.

    Source 1

  • Use the browser and computer

    The app can work with the browser, desktop applications, and shared files. Available access depends on permissions and the environment.

    Source 1

  • Plugins and scheduled work

    Plugins add more tools. Tasks can be set up directly in a chat or scheduled separately.

    Source 1

  • Manage Codex worktrees

    For Git projects, the app offers separate working copies and handoff between a local checkout and worktree.

    Source 3

  • Set up and supervise dots

    In the desktop app, you can create a dot, talk to it, and open its delegated tasks and results.

    Source 4
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Requirements and limits

‘Still open’ means the reviewed sources do not answer this point clearly.

  • Requirement

    Access depends on the feature

    The app combines ChatGPT and Codex. You can use a dot only with an eligible account after access has been enabled.

    Source 5

  • Requirement

    Local schedules require the app to be running

    The computer must be turned on and the project available. Cloud tasks have their own execution environment.

    Source 6

  • Limitation

    Event-triggered tasks unavailable on desktop

    Schedules are supported. According to the documentation, tasks triggered by supported Gmail, Slack, or GitHub events are configured on web and mobile.

    Source 6
03

Practical tasks

Editorial examples based on documented features. No product tests performed.

01

Work on documents and analysis together

Your input
Approved files, question, and desired output format.
Possible result
A document or spreadsheet that you can review directly in the app.
What to check
Review source values, formulas, and assumptions made.
02

Organize development and supporting documentation

Your input
A project folder and separate tasks for code and documentation.
Possible result
Several traceable work products in the respective chat.
What to check
Check project context and mutual dependencies.
EDITORIAL EXAMPLE

Work on a project with code, documentation, and verifiable results in separate chats.

Your possible prompt

Compare three providers for [task]. Use their official documentation. Show differences, sources, and open questions in a table.

Getting-started idea based on documented capabilities. Not an executed product test. Adapt the task, data, and permissions.

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What you should know first

This is an interface with multiple ways to access agents. Individual feature availability depends on platform, plan, and approvals.

Requirements & limitations

The app combines several ways of working. Local work requires the computer to be running; cloud work and dots have their own requirements and permissions.

Setup

Install the app, sign in, and select the workspace and access.

Pricing model

ChatGPT plan / feature access. Check current terms and included quotas with the provider.

The classification indicates the scope of effort. It is not a price or performance commitment.

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Sources from the provider

Editorial team: Michael Meierhoff · sources reviewed on . Provider information is not independent evidence of performance.

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