{"slug": "openai-is-discontinuing-chatgpt-atlas-its-standalone-desktop-browser", "title": "OpenAI is discontinuing ChatGPT Atlas, its standalone desktop browser", "summary": "OpenAI is discontinuing ChatGPT Atlas, its standalone desktop browser, in favor of the new ChatGPT desktop app, which includes a ChatGPT Work agent and ChatGPT Codex. The deprecation is targeted for August 9, with more details to come.", "body_md": "ChatGPT Atlas, OpenAI’s standalone desktop browser, is being sunset in favor of the new ChatGPT desktop app.\n\nOpenAI released an all-new ChatGPT desktop app today, which includes a new ChatGPT Work agent alongside ChatGPT Codex.\n\nWith the new ChatGPT desktop app, OpenAI now has a desktop app with robust browser capabilities. ChatGPT (and Codex before it) also supports a Chrome desktop browser plugin. This lets Chrome users benefit from ChatGPT integration without completely switching browsers.\n\nAs part of today’s release, OpenAI’s James Sun confirms that ChatGPT Atlas, the standalone desktop browser, is being discontinued.\n\n“The current targeted date for deprecation is 8/9, and we’ll share more information in the upcoming days both in-app and via email,” according to Sun.\n\nChatGPT Atlas arrived on the Mac [back in October](https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/21/openai-browser-chatgpt/). OpenAI later released a dedicated Codex app, adding [an in-app browser feature](https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/16/openais-codex-app-adds-three-key-features-for-expanding-beyond-agentic-coding/) in April, before bundling it all inside the [new ChatGPT desktop app ](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/09/openai-announcing-the-next-chapter-for-chatgpt-today-watch-here/)today.\n\n*Do more with your Apple products*\n\n[Apple AirTag 2 | Add Find My tracking to keys, bags, bikes, more](https://amzn.to/4vjNWN1)\n\n[AirPods 4 | Apple’s newest wireless headphones](https://amzn.to/43ndewV)\n\n[AirPods Pro 3 | Apple’s best wireless headphones](https://amzn.to/4ut3FYp)\n\n[Beats USB-A to USB-C Cable | The official CarPlay cable](https://amzn.to/4mpKs7K)\n\n*FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.* [More.](https://9to5mac.com/about/#affiliate)\n\n[our homepage](http://9to5mac.com/)for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on\n\n[exclusive stories](https://9to5mac.com/feature/exclusive/),\n\n[reviews](https://9to5mac.com/guides/review/),\n\n[how-tos](https://9to5mac.com/guides/how-to/), and\n\n[subscribe to our YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/9to5mac)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-discontinuing-chatgpt-atlas-its-standalone-desktop-browser", "canonical_source": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/09/openai-is-discontinuing-chatgpt-atlas-its-standalone-desktop-browser/", "published_at": "2026-07-09 18:56:07+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-09 19:13:51.725832+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "ChatGPT Atlas", "ChatGPT", "ChatGPT Work", "ChatGPT Codex", "James Sun"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-discontinuing-chatgpt-atlas-its-standalone-desktop-browser", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-discontinuing-chatgpt-atlas-its-standalone-desktop-browser.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-discontinuing-chatgpt-atlas-its-standalone-desktop-browser.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-discontinuing-chatgpt-atlas-its-standalone-desktop-browser.jsonld"}}