New Codex features include the ability to use your computer in the background
Ars Technica • • general
Key Points:
- OpenAI has released an updated version of its Codex desktop app, introducing new features that enable background task execution on PCs without disrupting user activity.
- The app can now operate multiple agents simultaneously on a Mac, interact with all installed applications using its own cursor, and schedule tasks to run hours, days, or weeks later.
- New functionalities include an in-app web browser for reviewing and commenting on web content, as well as image generation capabilities using gpt-image-1.5 for mockups and design.
- Codex now supports multiple terminal tabs, can respond to GitHub review comments, and integrates 90 new plugins to extend its use beyond software development into general knowledge work.
- These updates are part of OpenAI’s broader vision to develop a “super app” that combines Codex, the Atlas web browser, and other AI tools into a unified platform, with development progressing openly.
