Codex CLI `codex app` command installs `arm64` app on `x86_64` Mac
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 11, 2026 by erhhung
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.120.0
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 24.6.0 x86_64 i386
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Ghostty
What issue are you seeing?
CLI command codex app installs the wrong macOS application binary on an Intel Mac.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
$ codex app
Codex Desktop not found; downloading installer...
Downloading installer...
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 184.8M 100 184.8M 0 0 64.21M 0 00:02 00:02 64.11M
Mounting Codex Desktop installer...
Installer mounted at /Volumes/Codex Installer.
Installing Codex Desktop into /Applications...
"disk4" ejected.
Launching Codex Desktop from /Applications/Codex.app...
Opening workspace /Users/erhhung/dev...
The application /Applications/Codex.app cannot be opened because it has an incorrect executable format.
Error: `open -a /Applications/Codex.app /Users/erhhung/dev` exited with exit status: 1
$ file /Applications/Codex.app/Contents/MacOS/*
/Applications/Codex.app/Contents/MacOS/Codex: Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64
What is the expected behavior?
codex app should launch the Codex Desktop app, installing it if necessary.
Additional information
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