OpenAI shipped a Codex update Thursday built around Appshots, a macOS shortcut that pushes whatever app you're staring at straight into a Codex thread. Press both Command keys and Codex grabs the frontmost window: a screenshot plus whatever text it can pull through accessibility. No copying, no pasting, no describing what's on screen. The Appshots page notes the hotkey is customizable, and Codex asks for Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions before it can capture anything.
Goal mode came out of beta in the same release. It now runs across the Codex app, IDE extension, and CLI, per the official changelog. The pitch: hand Codex an objective and it keeps grinding toward it for hours or days, with the option to check in, steer, or pause mid-run. How well multi-day autonomous runs actually hold up isn't something the docs quantify.
Then there's remote computer use. Codex can now drive desktop apps after your Mac locks, and you can kick that off from your phone through Codex Mobile. Greg Brockman also flagged token analytics and plugin sharing for business and enterprise teams, though those got far less detail than the consumer-facing features.
Appshots is macOS-only and window-bound. Resume a thread that already contains an appshot in the CLI and the attachment stays in history, but you can't create a new one there. The build is tagged 26.519 and is available now.
Bottom Line
Appshots, triggered by pressing both Command keys, is macOS-only and ships in Codex app build 26.519.
Quick Facts
- Appshots trigger: press both Command keys (hotkey customizable in settings)
- Goal mode now generally available in Codex app, IDE extension, and CLI
- Codex app build version: 26.519
- Remote computer use works after the Mac locks, triggerable via Codex Mobile
- Released May 21, 2026; Appshots is macOS-only
