OpenAI Brings Computer Use to Codex App on Windows

OpenAI announced today that Codex app users on Windows 11 now have computer use capabilities and ChatGPT mobile app integration.

“Codex now supports more of the Windows developer loop,” OpenAI tweeted. “With Computer use on Windows, Codex can test apps, debug flows, and review work where your project context lives. Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app lets you connect to Windows machines and keep steering from your phone.”

OpenAI first brought computer use capabilities–which lets the AI use the apps, data, and other resources on your PC even when you’re not using it–to the Codex app on macOS back in April. It then brought Codex capabilities to the ChatGPT mobile app in May so that users could interact with Codex on desktop (only Mac at the time) while on the go.

With this change, these capabilities and some other improvements are now available to Codex users on Windows, too. Once you enable computer use in Codex settings, you can then use @computer or specific app references (like @Paint) in your prompts to have it take over the computer and perform tasks on your behalf. You can also check in on tasks or fire off new tasks using ChatGPT on your iPhone or Android phone.

You can learn more about Codex on the OpenAI website.