The desktop app combines Chat, Work, and Codex into a single productivity platform, enabling automation of tasks that used to require manual effort.

This unified ChatGPT Desktop App gives users access to local folders and a built‑in browser, delivering the full feature set in one environment.

Scheduled Tasks let you run workflows on a schedule, monitor changes, or perform tasks while you’re away, with the desktop app staying open to execute them.

Work mode orchestrates multi‑step, cross‑application workflows for complex knowledge work, pulling data, updating records, and processing documents across connected tools.

Regular Chat remains available for quick answers and brainstorming without diving into full automation.

Projects in Work organize files, context, and instructions in dedicated workspaces, with the ability to link local folders and centralize related materials.

The Built-in Browser enables web task automation and information gathering within the desktop app, including credential storage for tools.

Codex functions as a coding‑focused agent that reads, edits, and runs code within projects to handle routine programming tasks.

Skills convert repeatable workflows into reusable processes attached to plugins or automation, ensuring consistent outputs.

Sites let you turn work into interactive dashboards, web apps, or shareable sites with hosting and branding options.

Plugins extend capabilities by connecting to external tools like Slack, Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, GitHub, and Figma for broader workflows.

The Agents.md file serves as persistent memory for projects, storing guidelines and repeatable instructions to avoid re‑asking tasks across sessions.