Alternatives

Products that do what Codex Chat does

An open-source macOS client for Codex

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   Codex by ChatGPT▲401

   Cloud agent for parallel dev tasks, powered by Codex-1

   2025

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   Codex by OpenAI▲346

   A command center for working with agents

   Feb 2026

3. 3
   Codex by OpenAI▲955

   AI that writes code for you

   2021 · openai.com

4. 4
   Franz▲879

   Messenger for WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Slack & Hipchat

   2016 · meetfranz.com

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   Codex app for Windows▲145

   Codex now runs natively on Windows with secure sandbox

   Mar 2026

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   Codex​​▲247

   Discuss and understand your code base from within your IDE

   2022

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   A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat▲108

   2024 · github.com

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   Open Codex – OpenAI Codex CLI with open-source LLMs▲106

   Hey HN, I’ve built Open Codex, a fully local, open-source alternative to OpenAI’s Codex CLI. My initial plan was to fork their project and extend it. I even started doing that. But it turned out their code has several leaky abstractions, which made it hard to override core behavior cleanly. Shortly after, OpenAI introduced breaking changes. Maintaining my customizations on top became increasingly difficult. So I rewrote the whole thing from scratch using Python. My version is designed to support local LLMs. Right now, it only works with phi-4-mini (GGUF) via…

   2025 · github.com

9. 9
   Remodex▲183

   Control Codex on your iPhone

   Apr 2026

10. 10
    OpenCode Superapp▲128

    The power of Codex with local, self-hosted models and voice

    Jul 2026 · opencodesuper.app

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    CodexBar Lite▲84

    Privacy-first Codex tracker for your macOS menu bar

    Jul 2026 · getcodexbar.xyz

12. 12
    CodeX▲124

    Build webapps in minutes for completely free

    2025

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    Workspace agents in ChatGPT▲105

    Codex-powered agents for teams.

    Apr 2026 · openai.com

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    CodeX-Editor▲125

    A web code editor with AI & multi-language support

    2025

15. 15
    GPT‑5.3‑Codex‑Spark▲277

    An ultra-fast model for real-time coding in Codex

    Feb 2026

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    AgentMicro▲160

    Live Codex task status in your macOS menu bar

    Aug 2026 · agentmicro.cc

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    swiftGPT▲109

    The native macOS app for ChatGPT

    2023

18. 18MF
    Messages for Macintosh – a classic Mac iMessage client▲211

    2022 · github.com

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    Qwen Chat for Desktop▲252

    Qwen Chat are now available for macOS

    2025

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    mpai▲105

    Make existing Codex and Claude Code sessions multiplayer

    Aug 2026 · godfaddaai.github.io

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    A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI▲265

    Hey HN! I built a native macOS desktop client for Hacker News and I'm open-sourcing it under the MIT license. GitHub: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News Download (signed & notarized DMG, macOS 14.0+): https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News/releases Screenshots: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News#screenshots I spend a lot of time reading HN — I wanted something that felt like a proper Mac app: a sidebar for browsing stories, an integrated reader for articles, and comment threading — all in one window.…

    Feb 2026 · github.com

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    Codex in Chrome▲111

    Let Codex navigate and automate tasks in your browser

    May 2026 · learn.chatgpt.com

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    CodexUsageBar▲3

    Track your ChatGPT Codex usage limits from the Mac menu bar

    Jul 2026 · codexusagebar.com

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    SwiftGPT – The native macOS app for ChatGPT▲27

    2023 · swiftgpt.app

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