OpenAI has expanded its Codex application for desktops with a major update. The most important new feature is background computer use: Codex should be able to directly control applications on the user's computer by recognizing screen content,

OpenAI is releasing more than 90 new plugins. These connectors—including CircleCI, GitLab, and Microsoft Suite—allow the agent to gather context and take action.

OpenAI launched Codex as a macOS app in February, and followed that up with additional features in April. Eventually, the company plans to offer a combined app that unites Codex with the ChatGPT chatbot and its own web browser Atlas. The Chrome extension works on both Windows and Mac systems.