# ChatGPT desktop app Desktop workspace for ChatGPT Work, Codex, and dots. Combines projects, files, browser work, and scheduled tasks. Canonical profile: https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/agents/codex-app/ Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/about/) Sources reviewed: 2026-09-30 Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests. ## Overview 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. - Provider: OpenAI - Product family: ChatGPT and Codex - Profile type: Desktop workspace - Environment: Desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux - Connections: Files, browser, desktop applications, and plugins - Setup: Install the app, sign in, and select the workspace and access - Pricing model: ChatGPT plan / feature access ## Key features ### Organize projects and chats The desktop app combines multiple projects and parallel tasks. You can open project folders and switch between conversations. Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app ### 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: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app ### View results directly Documents, spreadsheets, images, and other files can be opened and reviewed in the same workspace. Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app ### 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: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app ### Plugins and scheduled work Plugins add more tools. Tasks can be set up directly in a chat or scheduled separately. Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app ### Manage Codex worktrees For Git projects, the app offers separate working copies and handoff between a local checkout and worktree. Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/environments/git-worktrees ### 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: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots ## Requirements and limits ### Access depends on the feature Requirement: The app combines ChatGPT and Codex. You can use a dot only with an eligible account after access has been enabled. Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots#access ### Local schedules require the app to be running Requirement: The computer must be turned on and the project available. Cloud tasks have their own execution environment. Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/automations ### Event-triggered tasks unavailable on desktop Limitation: Schedules are supported. According to the documentation, tasks triggered by supported Gmail, Slack, or GitHub events are configured on web and mobile. Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/automations ## Example workflows ### 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. ### 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. ## Context 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. This is an interface with multiple ways to access agents. Individual feature availability depends on platform, plan, and approvals. ## Sources - https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app - https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/ - https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/environments/git-worktrees - https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots - https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots#access - https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/automations [Sources and method](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/sources/)