ilysenko/codex-desktop-linux
Unofficial ChatGPT desktop app for Linux (formerly the Codex app), built locally from OpenAI’s official macOS app. Includes Chat, Work, and Codex. Packages for Debian/Ubuntu (.deb), Fedora/openSUSE (.rpm), Arch (pacman), Nix/NixOS, and AppImage, with Wayland and X11 support.
Health Breakdown
Should you contribute to ilysenko/codex-desktop-linux?
ilysenko/codex-desktop-linux has a FoundDev health score of 89/100, which puts it in the active-and-maintained tier. The maintainer team is shipping recently, issues are being closed, and a PR you open this week has a realistic chance of being reviewed.
Last push was 3 days ago — that signals an actively maintained project. New issues are likely to get a maintainer response within days. The project is written primarily in JavaScript, so prior JavaScript experience will shorten ramp-up.
Licensed under MIT, a standard OSI-approved license — safe to contribute to under normal employer IP policies.