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Where'd Codex Go?

OpenAI's Codex app for Mac has been replaced by the ChatGPT app after an update caused the original app to delete itself. Users attempting to download Codex from the official page now receive the ChatGPT app instead, indicating OpenAI is unifying its products.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 9, 2026

| |||||||||||| 2 points by | I just clicked the "Update" button in the Mac Codex app, and the app quit and deleted itself. I went to download it from the download page, and it downloads a copy of the ChatGTP app. Am I doing something wrong, or is this OpenAI unifying things? https://openai.com/index/introducing-the-codex-app/ | ||||||||||| |

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