Where'd Codex Go?

#1

Post by aleshh » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC

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/

Re: Where'd Codex Go?

#2

Post by pmxi » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC

This is expected behavior; the Codex app has been rebranded as the ChatGPT app.

Re: Where'd Codex Go?

#3

Post by aleshh » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC

pmxi wrote: post #2

This is expected behavior; the Codex app has been rebranded as the ChatGPT app.

Hmph. There was no Update button in ChatGPT, but sure enough, restarting it and now I get "ChatGPT Codex".

I'm not sure I like this at all, but hopefully it means the ChatGPT app won't leak memory and need to be restarted every few hours!

Re: Where'd Codex Go?

#4

Post by strax01 » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 9:55 PM UTC

I think Open AI merged codex and the ChatGPT app. This happened to me as well but still dont see the "new" version after the update which is odd.

https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app

Re: Where'd Codex Go?

#5

Post by sintem » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC

Same here. But where is Codex in ChatGPT app? I can only use codex as part of VS code extension. I talking about desktop.

Re: Where'd Codex Go?

#6

Post by luckman212 » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC

aleshh wrote: post #3

pmxi wrote: post #2

This is expected behavior; the Codex app has been rebranded as the ChatGPT app.

Hmph. There was no Update button in ChatGPT, but sure enough, restarting it and now I get "ChatGPT Codex". I'm not sure I like this at all, but hopefully it means the ChatGPT app won't leak memory and need to be restarted every few hours!

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Re: Where'd Codex Go?

#7

Post by JoeGama » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC

I was having this issue and after installing and installing ChatGPT desktop, I finally got the ChatGpt Work, that has CODEX merged to it. So, if you still didn't get it right, try uninstall and install again and again and maybe again hehe.

Re: Where'd Codex Go?

#8

Post by MPiccinato » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC

Well this is fun, all of my chats are gone and I can't seem to get them back?

Re: Where'd Codex Go?

#9

Post by BelmontSteaks » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC

strax01 wrote: post #4

I think Open AI merged codex and the ChatGPT app. This happened to me as well but still dont see the "new" version after the update which is odd. https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app

same here. this is maddening

Re: Where'd Codex Go?

#10

Post by BelmontSteaks » Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC

aleshh wrote: post #3

pmxi wrote: post #2

This is expected behavior; the Codex app has been rebranded as the ChatGPT app.

Hmph. There was no Update button in ChatGPT, but sure enough, restarting it and now I get "ChatGPT Codex". I'm not sure I like this at all, but hopefully it means the ChatGPT app won't leak memory and need to be restarted every few hours!

I did that too and now I am unable to access all my ChatGPT chats!