Sam Altman
OpenAI co-founder and CEO
ChatGPT on your desktop with Work and Codex modes, plus context from your email, screenshots, files, and anything on your screen.
Freemium·AI·Desktop·Productivity·OpenAI
Freemium·AI·Desktop·Productivity·OpenAI
What is ChatGPT for Desktop?
ChatGPT for desktop brings OpenAI's assistant to macOS and Windows with three modes: Chat for everyday conversations, Work for documents, spreadsheets, and slides, and Codex for coding. It can draw context from your email, screenshots, files, and anything on your screen, browse the web with a built-in browser, and work with apps on your computer. Conversation history and projects sync across web, mobile, and desktop, while local tasks stay on your machine.
Features
- Chat, Work, and Codex modes in one app
- Context from email, screenshots, files, and your screen
- Computer use and a built-in browser
- History and projects synced across web, mobile, and desktop
- macOS and Windows, plus a Chrome extension
FAQs
Common questions about ChatGPT for Desktop
What platforms does the ChatGPT desktop app support?
macOS and Windows, with a Chrome extension also available.
What are Chat, Work, and Codex modes?
Chat is the everyday assistant, Work creates and edits docs, spreadsheets, and slides, and Codex is the coding agent. You can switch between them inside the app.
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Traffic and momentum for ChatGPT for Desktop
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