OpenAI has released “a major update” to Codex, which it says will help make the platform a more effective workplace tool for users.
Codex will now be able to go “beyond coding” and access other parts of your computer, as well as operate desktop apps on its own that run in the background so it doesn’t interfere with your current work.
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A smarter Codex for everyone
“We’re releasing a major update to Codex that makes it a more powerful partner for the more than 3 million developers who use it every week to accelerate work across the entire software development lifecycle,” OpenAI said in a blog post announcing the news.
“Codex can now operate your computer next to you, work with more of the tools and apps you use every day, generate images, remember your preferences, learn from past actions and take on ongoing and repeatable work.”
The new memory feature, now in preview, will mean Codex can remember useful context from past experiences, such as personal preferences, fixes and information that took time to gather, helping to complete future tasks faster and more efficiently. It will also proactively suggest useful work to pick up where you left off, using context from projects, connected plugins, and memory.
This increased capability means multiple agents can now work together on a Mac at the same time, but avoid interfering with your work in other apps—a tool that OpenAI notes can be useful for developers iterating front-end changes, testing apps, or working in apps that don’t expose an API.
Codex now also includes an in-app browser that allows users to comment directly on pages to provide precise instructions to the agent, which in turn could be useful for front-end and game development.
As for image generation, Codex will be able to use gpt-image-1.5 to create visuals quickly, which combined with screenshots and code will help workers create product concepts, front-end designs, mockups and games within the same workflow.
Elsewhere, there’s also support for addressing GitHub review comments, running multiple terminal tabs, and users will also be able to open files directly in the sidebar with comprehensive previews for PDFs, spreadsheets, slides, and documents, and use a new overview pane to track agent plans, sources, and artifacts.
All updates are rolling out to Codex desktop app users signed in with ChatGPT, with personalization features (including context-aware suggestions and memory) coming soon to Enterprise, Edu, and EU and UK users, and desktop use initially available on macOS before rolling out soon to EU and UK users.
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