How to Use the Codex Desktop App (Beginner's Guide 2026)
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For the past year, I've been using Claude Code almost daily and have recorded numerous videos about it. Meanwhile, many of the people I follow online have begun switching from Claude Code to Codex by OpenAI en masse.
I decided to give Codex a try and see if it's actually better than Claude Code. In this video, I'll show you three ways to use Codex, and we'll also click through the desktop app together to see what it offers and whether it's better than Claude Desktop.
I'll show you how to download your entire Claude Code configuration with one click and seamlessly migrate it to Codex—including CLAUDE.md files, MCP servers, hooks, and all the skills you use in your projects. We'll walk through Codex's workflows, select GPT-5 models (coding, daily work), and then dive into features that simply aren't available in Claude Code.
At the end of this video, we'll do a pricing breakdown—I'll show you how much I'm currently paying for my AI tools, like Claude Code and Codex, and I'll tell you what I plan to do in June.
👉🏻 Codex Desktop - official OpenAI website with download links (macOS, Windows, Linux): https://chatgpt.com/codex/open-app
👉🏻 Official Codex documentation on the OpenAI platform: https://developers.openai.com/codex/app
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👉🏻 Codex Plugin CC - official OpenAI repo for integrating Codex with Claude Code: https://github.com/openai/codex-plugi...
👉🏻 My tutorial on the new Claude Code Desktop app: • Jak Korzystać z Aplikacji Claude Code Desk...
👉🏻 My tutorial on generating graphics and thumbnails with Higgsfield MCP + Claude Code: • Claude Code + Higgsfield MCP = Zautomatyzu...
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⌚ Table of Contents:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 What is Codex
01:21 How to install and run Codex
04:16 Importing data from Claude Code for Codex
07:36 Codex Interface
09:31 Sponsored Snippet
11:50 Limits and Available Models in Codex
13:35 Interesting Codex Features
18:27 Image Generating (Image Gen)
19:56 Codex Sidebar
21:30 Embedded Preview
23:46 Plugins
25:32 Automations in Codex
27:08 Application Screenshots
29:13 Pricing Breakdown
31:17 Final Verdict
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