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Add support for WebStorm in "Open In" list

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Feb 3, 2026 by Lukavyi Closed Feb 20, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex is running?

Version 260202.0859 (517)

What subscription do you have?

plus

Which model were you using?

_No response_

What platform is your computer?

macos

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

_No response_

What issue are you seeing?

Hi! In the Codex desktop app on macOS, the Open button lists some editors (e.g., VS Code), but JetBrains WebStorm is missing when it’s installed in ~/Applications (common JetBrains Toolbox location).

What happened

  • WebStorm doesn’t appear in the Open app list.

What I expected

  • WebStorm should appear in the list even when installed in ~/Applications (or Codex should allow choosing it once and then remember).

Workaround

  • Move/install WebStorm into /Applications — then it may show up.

Suggestion / possible fix

  • On macOS, include ~/Applications in editor discovery, and/or use LaunchServices to enumerate installed apps/handlers (so Toolbox-managed JetBrains IDEs are discoverable without requiring /Applications).

Environment

  • Codex desktop app version: [fill in]
  • macOS version: [fill in]
  • WebStorm version: [fill in]
  • WebStorm install path: ~/Applications/WebStorm.app

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. Install WebStorm using JetBrains Toolbox (or otherwise) into ~/Applications/WebStorm.app.
  2. Open Codex desktop app.
  3. Click Open (to open the current workspace/project in an editor).
  4. Observe that WebStorm is not listed.

What is the expected behavior?

  • WebStorm should appear in the list even when installed in ~/Applications (or Codex should allow choosing it once and then remember).

Additional information

_No response_

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4 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 6 months ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #10463
  • #10443

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IanHollow · 6 months ago

@Lukavyi I was having a similar issue in the Codex Desktop App with VS Code not being in the "Open In" list because my VS Code was installed in the ~/Applications/ user folder. The workaround I used to make VS Code appear in the "Open In" list was to symlink the VS Code app file from the ~/Applications/ user folder to the /Applications system folder. This is not an ideal solution but may help get WebStorm working as well. However, I have not tested this workaround with WebStorm (I do not use WebStorm) and this workaround would require that a user would have sudo privileges (most people do I assume).

Here is the command I ran:

sudo ln -s "$HOME/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app" "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app"

@etraut-openai This workaround seems to imply that the ~/Applications user folder is not included in the discovery for the Codex Desktop App's "Open In" list. I would be happy to implement a better solution to this issue but it seems to me that the portion of the code responsible for implementing this fix is closed source.

Lukavyi · 6 months ago

@IanHollow funny enough, it started working for me after some update from codex

etraut-openai contributor · 6 months ago

@IanHollow, that's not related to this feature request. Feel free to open a bug report.

@Lukavyi, I think this was added in a recent release, so I'm going to close.