The tip to run `codex app` doesn't actually work

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Feb 5, 2026 by JLCarveth Closed Feb 12, 2026

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (etraut-openai, contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.98.0

What subscription do you have?

N/A

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.3-codex

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64 unknown

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

Windows Terminal

What issue are you seeing?

There is a tip message when you open codex cli:

Tip: New Try the Codex App with 2x rate limits until April 2nd. Run 'codex app' or visit https://
  chatgpt.com/codex

Running codex app however, simply passes the text 'app' into the codex cli session:

❯ codex app
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ >_ OpenAI Codex (v0.98.0)                          │
│                                                    │
│ model:     gpt-5.3-codex medium   /model to change │
│ directory: ~/Developer/east/iris                   │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

  Tip: New Try the Codex App with 2x rate limits until April 2nd. Run 'codex app' or visit https://
  chatgpt.com/codex


› app


• I’m treating app as a request to work on or run the application in this repo. I’ll quickly inspect
  the project to identify the expected app command and proceed from there.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Execute codex app

What is the expected behavior?

Well I expected to try out this new "Codex App"

Additional information

_No response_

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6 Comments

etraut-openai contributor · 5 months ago

The Codex app is available only on macOS today.

etraut-openai contributor · 5 months ago

We'll change this tip so it's platform-specific.

jonbelay · 5 months ago

Thanks for flagging this. To help us reproduce and prioritize:\n\n1. What environment are you using (OS, version, and install method)?\n2. What exact command or config triggers the issue?\n3. Can you share logs or error output if available?\n\nWe will update the proposal once we have the missing details.

VibeFin · 5 months ago

@JLCarveth Can confirm this behavior on Windows too: codex app doesn’t launch a native desktop app process in this environment.
I created a temporary technical workaround for early users: https://github.com/friuns/codex-app-for-windows.
It’s basically a Windows compatibility wrapper around the current Electron app package: unpack app, patch what’s platform-specific, rebuild needed native modules for the correct Electron ABI, and run.
Not official and definitely a bridge solution, but useful for testing and day-to-day use until first-party Windows support lands.

ei-grad · 5 months ago

Confirming on Linux as of 2026-02-11 with Codex CLI v0.98.0: startup tip says to run codex app, but this build has no app subcommand (only app-server), so codex app is treated as prompt text. This makes the tip misleading on Linux.

etraut-openai contributor · 5 months ago

This is fixed in 0.99.