Easier file picking in Windows/WSL2 folder

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 6, 2026 by martinalderson Closed Apr 11, 2026

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.305.950.0

What subscription do you have?

Team

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

The 'add project' button opens a Windows file picker. This is almost never what I want, I want to browse WSL2 files if I'm in WSL2 mode.

It would be good to have "Linux" file picker, scoped to the WSL2 distro you're in, instead of a Windows one.

Alternatively just some way to add a project with a WSL2 path /home/user/project 'directly'

FWIW if you manually put \\wsl.localhost\distro\ into the picker it will let you browse and it'll translate the path correctly

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Use WSL2
Press add project

What is the expected behavior?

Should show WSL2 folders, not Windows folders by default

Additional information

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