`codex app` cannot spawn ChatGPT.app
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 15, 2026 by vikiival Closed Jul 15, 2026
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.144.4
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which model were you using?
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What platform is your computer?
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What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
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Codex doctor report
What issue are you seeing?
Context
I've used to spawn Codex desktop app via cli as codex app.
However, with recent update codex cli tries to download Codex.app instead of running ChatGPT.app
What steps can reproduce the bug?
<img width="612" height="192" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5433b2e4-ae81-463f-8033-8d18d35568af" />
What is the expected behavior?
codex app should spawn ChatGPT.app
Additional information
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