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title: "OpenAI launches a ChatGPT desktop app for Linux in preview, supporting ChatGPT Work, Codex, and more; Computer Use outside the in-app browser is not available (Frederic Lardinois/The New Stack)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/openai-launches-a-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux-in-preview-supporting-7682eb7a
published: 2026-08-11T22:55:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# OpenAI launches a ChatGPT desktop app for Linux in preview, supporting ChatGPT Work, Codex, and more; Computer Use outside the in-app browser is not available (Frederic Lardinois/The New Stack)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-08-11 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/openai-launches-a-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux-in-preview-supporting-7682eb7a

Frederic Lardinois / The New Stack : OpenAI launches a ChatGPT desktop app for Linux in preview, supporting ChatGPT Work, Codex, and more; Computer Use outside the in-app browser is not available — On Tuesday, OpenAI launched its ChatGPT desktop for Linux. — Now in preview, the app, which combines ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work …

In this story: [ChatGPT Work](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/chatgpt-work), [Frederic Lardinois](https://frontiernewswire.com/people/frederic-lardinois)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/260811/p41#a260811p41)

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