GoKawiilOpenAI has updated its recently redesigned ChatGPT app for Mac to make chats easier to access once again. Here are the details.
OpenAI addresses main complaint after confusing Mac app overhaul
Last Thursday, OpenAI launched a new ChatGPT app for Mac that combined ChatGPT, Codex, and the newly announced Work agent, while rebranding the previous app as ChatGPT Classic.
The move caused controversy for two major reasons: first, the new app replaced the previous native Mac client with a much larger Electron-based app. Second, its interface was confusing, with a prominent drop-down for switching between Codex and Work, while the standard Chat experience was relegated to a less prominent button that opened a floating window without access to users’ existing conversation history or Projects.
Immediately after the update, users took to OpenAI’s Community forums, as well as to X, to protest the confusing change. The next day, Thibault “Tibo” Sottiaux, who has been leading OpenAI’s effort to merge ChatGPT and Codex into a unified “super app,” acknowledged the criticism, and promised to restore chats and Projects to the sidebar, clarify the distinction between ChatGPT Work and Codex, and address other usability issues.
Hello beautiful people! We have reset usage limits across Codex and ChatGPT Work. And another one will come later in the day. Rejoice.
Now that I have your attention, a quick update on ChatGPT Work, Codex and all the updates we shared yesterday.
We’ve spent the last 24 hours… — Tibo (@thsottiaux) July 10, 2026
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