US EditionThese New Codex Updates Are the 'First Phase' of OpenAI's Dream Super App
The update adds background computer use, an in-app browser and memory, while OpenAI says 3 million weekly users rely on Codex.
- On Thursday, OpenAI released a major update to Codex Desktop, adding background computer use on Mac, an in-app browser, and image generation capabilities to expand the tool beyond coding.
- OpenAI is evolving Codex into a 'Super App' to compete with Anthropic, which recently launched similar agentic features with Claude Code; Head of Codex Thibault 'Tibo' Sottiaux confirmed the strategy.
- Codex can now operate Mac apps in the background while users work simultaneously; 'Heartbeat Automations' schedule tasks across days, and a 'Memory' feature recalls preferences and project context.
- Supporting 3 million weekly users, Codex now integrates 111 plugins from GitLab and Microsoft Suite, while OpenAI introduced a $100 pricing plan to accommodate increased autonomous agent usage.
- While available on Windows, advanced background computer use remains limited to macOS at launch, with no timeline for other operating systems; OpenAI plans to expand features to EU and UK users soon.
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OpenAI drastically updates Codex desktop app to use all other apps on your computer, generate images, preview webpages
Confirming it has reached 3 million weekly developers, OpenAI is massively updating its Codex developer environment via its Mac and Windows desktop apps today to bring it closer to the “Super App” the company has confirmed it is pursuing.Before today, Codex was primarily an environment for using OpenAI’s underlying language models to write, edit, debug and ship software as directed by the user. Now, Codex will be able to access all of the other …
New Codex features include the ability to use your computer in the background
A new version of OpenAI's Codex desktop app reaches users today. It brings a smorgasbord of new features and changes, ranging from new developer capabilities to expansion into non-developer knowledge work to laying the groundwork for the company's "super app." The most interesting for the moment is the ability to perform tasks on your PC in the background; OpenAI claims it can do this without interfering with what you are doing on your desktop. …
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