Codex now runs apps, automates tasks, codes & more
Codex is evolving into an AI-powered work companion that goes beyond coding. It can operate your computer, interact with apps, generate images, connect with 90+ tools, and automate long-running tasks. With memory, context awareness, and background execution, it helps developers and teams manage workflows, iterate faster, and stay on top of work across the entire software lifecycle.
Codex is no longer just a coding assistant, it’s becoming a full workflow agent. It solves context switching and manual work by operating your computer, integrating with tools, and automating ongoing tasks.
Here's what's new:
Computer use on Mac: Codex can see, click, and type across apps
In-app browser for faster frontend, app, and game iteration
Image generation with gpt-image-1.5
90+ new plugins across tools like JIRA, CircleCI, GitLab, Microsoft Suite, Neon, Render, and more
GitHub review comment handling
Multiple terminal tabs
Remote devbox support over SSH in alpha
Rich file previews for PDFs, sheets, slides, and docs
Automations that can resume existing threads over days or weeks
Memory preview for preferences, corrections, and reusable context
Proactive suggestions for what to pick up next
Perfect for developers, builders, and teams managing complex workflows.
About Codex 2.0 by OpenAI on Product Hunt
“Codex now runs apps, automates tasks, codes & more”
Codex 2.0 by OpenAI launched on Product Hunt on April 17th, 2026 and earned 122 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #5 on the daily leaderboard. Codex is evolving into an AI-powered work companion that goes beyond coding. It can operate your computer, interact with apps, generate images, connect with 90+ tools, and automate long-running tasks. With memory, context awareness, and background execution, it helps developers and teams manage workflows, iterate faster, and stay on top of work across the entire software lifecycle.
On the analytics side, Codex 2.0 by OpenAI competes within Productivity, Task Management and Artificial Intelligence — topics that collectively have 1.2M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Codex 2.0 by OpenAI performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Codex 2.0 by OpenAI?
Codex 2.0 by OpenAI was hunted by Rohan Chaubey and Kumar Abhishek. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Reviews
Codex 2.0 by OpenAI has received 731 reviews on Product Hunt with an average rating of 4.98/5. Read all reviews on Product Hunt.
For a complete overview of Codex 2.0 by OpenAI including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Rohan Chaubey,
Kumar Abhishek
Codex is no longer just a coding assistant, it’s becoming a full workflow agent. It solves context switching and manual work by operating your computer, integrating with tools, and automating ongoing tasks.
Here's what's new:
Computer use on Mac: Codex can see, click, and type across apps
In-app browser for faster frontend, app, and game iteration
Image generation with gpt-image-1.5
90+ new plugins across tools like JIRA, CircleCI, GitLab, Microsoft Suite, Neon, Render, and more
GitHub review comment handling
Multiple terminal tabs
Remote devbox support over SSH in alpha
Rich file previews for PDFs, sheets, slides, and docs
Automations that can resume existing threads over days or weeks
Memory preview for preferences, corrections, and reusable context
Proactive suggestions for what to pick up next
Perfect for developers, builders, and teams managing complex workflows.