Codex CLI

Codex CLI is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer. If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), install in your IDE. If you want the desktop app experience, run codex app or visit the Codex App page . If you are looking for the cloud-based agent from OpenAI, Codex Web , go to chatgpt.com/codex . --- Quickstart Installing and running Codex CLI Run the following on Mac or Linux to install Codex CLI: Run the following on Windows to install Codex CLI: The standalone installers download from by default and fall back to GitHub Releases if a metadata or asset download is unavailable. To force GitHub Releases, set to ( and are also accepted): Codex CLI can also be installed via the following package managers: Then simply run to get started. You can also go to the latest GitHub Release and download the appropriate binary for your platform. Each GitHub Release contains many executables, but in practice, you likely want one of these: - macOS - Apple Silicon/arm64: - x86 64 (older Mac hardware): - Linux - x86 64: - arm64: Each archive contains a single entry with the platform baked into the name (e.g., ), so you likely want to