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codex-desktop-linux
Community repackaging of OpenAI's Linux ChatGPT desktop app with optional add-ons
- Stars
- 3.9k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Language
- JavaScript
291 on 22 Apr 20263,933 on 11 Nov 2026
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Overview
Verifies OpenAI's signed Linux ChatGPT .deb, patches resources/app.asar minimally, and builds deb, RPM, pacman, AppImage and Nix outputs under the name ChatGPT Community (codex-desktop). It adds a framework of disabled-by-default Linux features such as global dictation, Wayland shortcuts, profile isolation and tray start, plus a guided GTK installer and an update manager.
Who it is for: Linux users who want the ChatGPT/Codex desktop app packaged for their distro
Strengths
- Verifies the upstream package through a signed chain: pinned key, InRelease, Packages, SHA-256
- Builds deb, RPM, pacman, AppImage, Nix and a local Gentoo ebuild
- Official ELF runtime and bundled tools are preserved byte-for-byte
- Over 40 optional Linux features, all off by default, each with its own README
Weaknesses
- Unofficial; supports only the latest signed stable OpenAI package, on amd64 and arm64
- Builds locally and needs Node.js 20+, Python 3, a C/C++ toolchain and Rust
- Shares the upstream Codex profile with the official app unless profile isolation is enabled
- Sends an anonymous daily launch ping to GoatCounter unless disabled by environment variable
What it needs
- Needs Node.js 20+, npm, Python 3, curl, gpgv, dpkg-deb, Rust, C/C++ toolchain, OpenAI signed Linux ChatGPT .deb
- Models: OpenAI ChatGPT/Codex, API-key compatible providers
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