← Names A–Z
ChatGPT
ChatGPT desktop app
ChatGPT's app for Mac and Windows, which holds Chat, Work and Codex. Work can use your local files there.
Which capability it is
- Working on files on your own computer (Local-files working surface)
The same thing at other vendors
Gemini
Gemini app on Mac — local files per the June 30, 2026 release note
Microsoft Copilot
None — Cowork works on OneDrive and SharePoint
Perplexity
Personal Computer (Mac and Windows)
Grok
Grok Build (terminal)
Mistral Vibe
Vibe Code (CLI)
Details
- Status
- GA ("available globally today for Mac and Windows")
- Where you find it
- download for Mac or Windows
- Plans
- every plan, including Free
- Admin must turn it on?
- In workspaces, local Work access depends on the role's Work permission.
- Former names
- Codex app. OpenAI's X account said on July 9, 2026 that it "will become the new ChatGPT desktop app".
Learn
Where we teach it
Build the small thing yourself: turn a spreadsheet or an export into something a colleague uses the next day. It's in the longer class.