Il s'agit d'une mise à jour d'ergonomie et d'accessibilité multiplateforme attendue par les développeurs, sans saut de performance sur les modèles sous-jacents.
L'arrivée sur Linux cible directement la communauté des développeurs et permet à OpenAI de combler son retard face à Anthropic, qui a lancé l'application de bureau Claude pour Linux un mois plus tôt.
OpenAI déploie son application native ChatGPT sur Linux en version préliminaire. Compatible avec Ubuntu 24.04/26.04, Debian 13 et Fedora 43/44, l'outil donne accès à ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work et au modèle Codex depuis le poste de travail.
Impact concret
Les développeurs sur postes Linux peuvent exécuter ChatGPT et Codex dans une fenêtre d'application dédiée sans dépendre d'un navigateur web.
Applications concrètes
Assistance au codage via Codex directement sur l'environnement de bureau Linux et bascule rapide entre sessions de travail ChatGPT Work.
In Brief Posted: 12:15 PM PDT · August 11, 2026 Image Credits: Olivier Morin/AFP / Getty Images Lucas Ropek OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux ChatGPT is on desktops across the world, but there’s one place where it’s been notably absent: the Linux community. Indeed, certain sectors of the open source developer community have been clamoring for OpenAI to bring its chatbot to their neck of the woods. As of this week, OpenAI has rectified this oversight, launching a dedicated ChatGPT app for Linux. “Linux has been one of the most-requested platforms for the desktop app, and this launch extends ChatGPT and Codex across every major desktop operating system,” the company said Tuesday. The new app, which is being released in preview, will give Linux users the ability to use ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on a number of different distributions. The release is worldwide, as of Tuesday. OpenAI says that the distros that will be supported include desktop variants of Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04 LTS, Debian 13, and Fedora 43 and 44. The totality of the Linux community comprises hundreds of distributions , although the distros that OpenAI has chosen here act as the base for a variety of “downstream” desktop distros or “flavors,” which should also be compatible with OpenAI’s apps as a result. OpenAI is a little behind Anthropic, which released a Claude desktop app for Linux about a month ago. Anthropic’s app is available for Ubuntu 22.04 or later and Debian 12 or later. Topics AI , Apps , ChatGPT , codex , In Brief , linux , OpenAI , TC October 13 – 15 San Francisco Scale faster. Grow your portfolio. Gain practical expertise. No matter your goal, Disrupt can empower you. Save up to $300 toda y! REGISTER NOW Newsletters See More Subscribe for the industry’s biggest tech news TechCrunch Daily News Every weekday and Sunday, you can get the best of TechCrunch’s coverage. TechCrunch Mobility TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight. Startups Weekly Startups are the core of TechCrunch, so get our best coverage delivered weekly. StrictlyVC Provides movers and shakers with the info they need to start their day. No newsletters selected. Subscribe By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . Related AI IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push Jagmeet Singh 9 hours ago AI Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war. Rebecca Bellan 10 hours ago AI Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps Sarah Perez 12 hours ago Latest in AI AI Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs Russell Brandom 7 hours ago Startups Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. Julie Bort 8 hours ago In Brief OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT-5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed Lucas Ropek 9 hours ago