# 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: 2026-10-09 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: Free: USD 0; Plus: USD 20/month; Pro: USD 100, 200 or 500/month ## Operation & oversight Operational details for this profile have not yet been researched. ## Provider OpenAI develops GPT models, ChatGPT and Codex. The operating company is a public benefit corporation controlled by the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation. - Operator: OpenAI Group PBC - Organization: Company controlled by the OpenAI Foundation - Website: https://openai.com/ - Reviewed: 2026-10-09 - Provider source: https://openai.com/our-structure/ ## Prices and included usage Pricing checked: 2026-10-09 Usage through a ChatGPT plan. Work and Codex share included allowances. ### Free USD 0 Limited Codex usage and Work on desktop. Price source: https://chatgpt.com/pricing/ ### Plus USD 20 per month, billed monthly More Work and Codex usage; API consumption is billed separately. Price source: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6950777-what-is-chatgpt-plus ### Pro USD 100 / 200 / 500 per month Three usage tiers; Ultrafast is included in Pro 500. Price source: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-tiers ### Business Standard USD 25 per seat/month; USD 20 billed annually ChatGPT, Work and Codex; at least two Standard or Premium seats in total. Price source: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8792828-chatgpt-business-overview The listed USD prices refer to web subscriptions. Business offers additional workspace credits. Pricing details: https://chatgpt.com/pricing/ ## 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 ### Direct work by voice Start tasks, discuss progress and change direction in Chat, Work and Codex by voice. Desktop access starts with Plus; iOS uses a connected host. Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/features/voice ### Connect hosts and SSH projects Continue desktop work from supported devices and open projects on an SSH host. Source: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/remote-connections ## 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 Local schedules require the host to be on. Gmail, Slack or GitHub event triggers are configured on web or mobile. 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 - https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/features/voice - https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/remote-connections [Sources and method](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/sources/)