# ilysenko/codex-desktop-linux

Unofficial ChatGPT desktop app for Linux (formerly the Codex app), built locally from OpenAI’s official macOS app. Includes Chat, Work, and Codex. Packages for Debian/Ubuntu (.deb), Fedora/openSUSE (.rpm), Arch (pacman), Nix/NixOS, and AppImage, with Wayland and X11 support.

Repository: https://github.com/ilysenko/codex-desktop-linux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/codex-desktop-linux
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai-coding, appimage, archlinux, codex, codex-desktop, debian, desktop-app, electron, fedora, linux, nix, nixos, openai, opensuse, rpm, ubuntu, wayland, x11, chatgpt, chatgpt-desktop
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:07:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 14
- inputs: {"age_days": 209, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3719, forks 470 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.407578+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial community-maintained Linux distribution of OpenAI's ChatGPT desktop app (formerly Codex), repackaged from the official signed payload into deb, RPM, pacman, Nix, and AppImage formats. It supports Wayland and X11 and includes Chat, Work, and Codex features.

## Use cases
- install chatgpt desktop app on linux
- get an official-style chatgpt app for ubuntu or fedora
- run chatgpt desktop on arch linux or nixos
- use chatgpt desktop app on wayland
- download chatgpt appimage for linux
- run chatgpt desktop on raspberry pi 5

## When to choose
- You want a native-feeling ChatGPT desktop app on Linux with packages for your distro
- You need Wayland or X11 support, including ARM64 devices like Raspberry Pi 5
- You prefer a build that stays byte-for-byte faithful to OpenAI's signed upstream payload

## When to avoid
- You only need ChatGPT in a browser and don't want a desktop app
- You require an officially supported OpenAI product with vendor support
- You are not on Linux or a supported packaging format

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chatbot, gui, llm-inference
- domain: artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, chatbots, desktop-applications, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: chatgpt, openai, electron, appimage, wayland, x11, unofficial-client, packaging, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- ilysenko/codex-desktop-linux (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.407578+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:29:21.163868+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ilysenko/codex-desktop-linux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.407578+00:00, sha c19ee9000c7d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.