--- title: Official ChatGPT & Codex Desktop App Launched on Linux... description: OpenAI has released a preview version of the ChatGPT desktop app for Linux, bundling Codex functionality into a native application. A companion video walks... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/official-chatgpt-codex-desktop-app-launched-on-linux-installation-guide--xudmmnjbg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Official ChatGPT & Codex Desktop App Launched on Linux (Installation Guide) | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI has released a preview version of the ChatGPT desktop app for Linux, bundling Codex functionality into a native application. A companion video walks... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/official-chatgpt-codex-desktop-app-launched-on-linux-installation-guide--xudmmnjbg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XUDMMNjbG.png og:image:alt: Official ChatGPT & Codex Desktop App Launched on Linux (Installation Guide) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Official ChatGPT & Codex Desktop App Launched on Linux (Installation Guide) **[proflead](https://daily.dev/sources/proflead)** · [@proflead](https://daily.dev/proflead) · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI has released a preview version of the ChatGPT desktop app for Linux, bundling Codex functionality into a native application. A companion video walks through checking your distro and CPU architecture, installing Bubblewrap for sandboxing, choosing the right package, and launching the app. ## Content OpenAI has officially released the preview version of the ChatGPT desktop application for Linux environments. The app integrates OpenAI Codex functionality directly into your native workflow. The tutorial covers how to: - Check your Linux distribution and CPU architecture - Install Bubblewrap for sandboxing - Choose and install the correct package - Launch the desktop app Watch the video tutorial: [https://youtu.be/AfuHEdxktF8](https://youtu.be/AfuHEdxktF8) The full tutorial: [https://proflead.dev/posts/install-chatgpt-codex-linux/](https://proflead.dev/posts/install-chatgpt-codex-linux/) ## 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), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#openai-codex](https://daily.dev/tags/openai-codex) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/official-chatgpt-codex-desktop-app-launched-on-linux-installation-guide--xudmmnjbg) ```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":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/official-chatgpt-codex-desktop-app-launched-on-linux-installation-guide--xudmmnjbg","headline":"Official ChatGPT & Codex Desktop App Launched on Linux (Installation Guide)","text":"OpenAI has released a preview version of the ChatGPT desktop app for Linux, bundling Codex functionality into a native application. 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