OpenAI Finally Brings ChatGPT and Codex Desktop App to Linux
OpenAI's unified ChatGPT desktop app — with Chat, Work, and Codex — lands on Linux for the first time via official .deb and .rpm packages
- OpenAI launched the ChatGPT desktop app for Linux in preview, the first official native Linux client.
- Supported distros: Ubuntu 24.04/26.04 LTS, Debian 13, Fedora 43/44 — via .deb or .rpm packages for x64 and ARM64.
- The app bundles ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work (agentic task automation), and Codex (AI coding agent) in one place.
- Codex features parallel agents, scheduled background tasks, GitHub PR review, and team-customizable Skills.
- Pricing is tied to ChatGPT plans: Free ($0) through Pro ($200/mo); Plus ($20/mo) is the practical entry point for daily use.
- The launch completes OpenAI's cross-platform desktop push after merging Codex into the unified ChatGPT app in July 2026.
Linux has long been the odd one out in OpenAI's desktop story. macOS got the ChatGPT app first, Windows followed, and Linux users were left with browser tabs and community workarounds. That changes now: OpenAI has launched the ChatGPT desktop app for Linux in preview, and it ships the full unified experience , ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex , in a single install.
What's actually in the box
This isn't a stripped-down port. Back in July 2026, OpenAI merged the standalone Codex app into a new unified ChatGPT desktop app for macOS and Windows, keeping Codex as a dedicated coding experience alongside Chat and Work. The Linux preview brings that same unified app to the platform. ChatGPT Work is a new agentic experience designed to handle work across apps, files, and workflows , it can gather data from different sources and create artifacts like spreadsheets, slide decks, documents, and web apps.
The desktop app includes ChatGPT Work and ChatGPT Codex, which share plug-ins. Codex mode surfaces more technical details that Work abstracts away from the user. Think of Work as the high-level agent for non-engineering tasks, and Codex as the mode where you see diffs, file trees, and PR review panels.
Supported distros and how to install
The preview targets the most widely used enterprise and developer distributions. Supported systems are: