--- title: ChatGPT desktop app is now available for Linux (in preview) description: OpenAI has released a preview of the official ChatGPT desktop app for Linux. Unlike using ChatGPT in a browser, the app can run Codex in local repositories,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/chatgpt-desktop-app-is-now-available-for-linux-in-preview--5njsoou2e twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: ChatGPT desktop app is now available for Linux (in preview) | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI has released a preview of the official ChatGPT desktop app for Linux. 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It supports Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and Debian 13 via .deb packages (64-bit Intel/AMD and Arm64), with RPM builds available for Fedora 43 and 44. The app is closed-source and joins Anthropic's Claude desktop app for Linux, which entered beta last month. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What Linux distros does the official ChatGPT desktop app support? The official ChatGPT desktop app for Linux supports Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and Debian 13 via 64-bit Intel/AMD and Arm64 .deb installers. RPM builds are available for Fedora 43 and 44. The app is closed-source and is currently in preview. _Developers tracking AI tool availability on Linux can follow releases like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [OpenAI brings Codex to the ChatGPT mobile app](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-brings-codex-to-the-chatgpt-mobile-app-usgk8lgxx) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#openai-codex](https://daily.dev/tags/openai-codex) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/chatgpt-desktop-app-is-now-available-for-linux-in-preview--5njsoou2e) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"ChatGPT desktop app is now available for Linux (in preview)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/chatgpt-desktop-app-is-now-available-for-linux-in-preview--5njsoou2e","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/chatgpt-desktop-app-is-now-available-for-linux-in-preview--5njsoou2e"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T19:40:41.315Z","dateModified":"2026-08-12T17:16:33.191Z","description":"OpenAI has released a preview of the official ChatGPT desktop app for Linux. 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