# ChatGPT Desktop App Adds Computer Use: One App for Chat, Work & Codex

> Source: https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-07-24-chatgpt-computer-use-desktop-app/
> Last updated: 2026-07-24
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Summary

# ChatGPT Desktop App Adds Computer Use: One App for Chat, Work & Codex

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OpenAI rolled out a new ChatGPT desktop app that merges three things into one place: **Chat** (normal conversation), **Work** (a new agent built for longer projects), and **Codex** (the coding agent). Free to try on Mac and Windows, its computer-use feature can click, type, move files, and browse in the background — one-time or on a schedule — gated by a per-site permission system and powered by the new GPT-5.6 model family.

Source video

"ChatGPT Computer Use Agents Just Changed Everything" by **Julian Goldie SEO** — [Watch on YouTube →](https://youtube.com/watch?v=am_fUnRYBmI)

## Key Takeaways

- The new ChatGPT desktop app (Mac/Windows) merges **Chat**, a new **Work** agent, and **Codex** into one place; the previous app becomes "ChatGPT classic." It's free to try, not locked behind a paid plan.
- **Computer Use** can click, type, move files, and complete multi-step tasks in the background while you keep working — as a one-time action or a scheduled task that repeats on a timer or trigger. You don't have to watch it.
- A **built-in browser** (Cmd+Shift+B on Mac, Ctrl+Shift+B on Windows) lets ChatGPT see the page you're on, work across tabs, sign into sites, and download files. An **annotation mode** lets you point at a specific spot and ask for a change.
- **Permission system by design:** ChatGPT asks before touching any new website, tells you to treat page content as untrusted, and prompts you to confirm which account is active — so a wrong page or account is something you can stop.
- Roles are split: **Work** is built for non-coders (research → documents, spreadsheets, presentations, reports); **Codex** keeps computer-use for developers (PR review, inline edits in diffs, multi-repo projects). The update is powered by **GPT-5.6**, which ships in three variants — Sol, Terra, and Luna.
- An updated **Chrome extension** lets ChatGPT work in your real signed-in Chrome sessions and tabs; the separate **Atlas browser is being wound down** (target ~August 9), folded into the built-in browser. A new **Sites** feature turns outputs into shareable live web apps that stay current.

## Commands & Shortcuts Mentioned

```
Cmd + Shift + B   # Mac — open the built-in browser
Ctrl + Shift + B  # Windows — open the built-in browser
```

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