--- title: 'Codex for Windows download: the official Microsoft Store package · ChatGPT top-up | Pay2GPT' description: Download OpenAI's Codex for Windows (listed as ChatGPT in the Microsoft Store) straight from Microsoft's servers, and check that the publisher is OpenAI before you install. url: https://pay2gpt.com/en/guide/codex-windows.md canonical: https://pay2gpt.com/en/guide/codex-windows locale: en updated: '2026-11-09' site: Pay2GPT image: https://pay2gpt.com/assets/opengraph-8c4ca537.png alternates: en: https://pay2gpt.com/en/guide/codex-windows zh-CN: https://pay2gpt.com/guide/codex-windows ru: https://ru.pay2gpt.com/guide/codex-windows x-default: https://pay2gpt.com/guide/codex-windows --- > HTML version: https://pay2gpt.com/en/guide/codex-windows > Site index for agents: https://pay2gpt.com/en/llms.txt # Codex for Windows download: the official Microsoft Store package Codex · 3 min read · Updated 2026-11-09 Codex for Windows lives in OpenAI's ChatGPT desktop app, Microsoft Store package OpenAI.Codex, publisher OpenAI. The buttons below download that package from Microsoft's servers, with no third party in between. - The package comes from the Microsoft Store; its file name starts with OpenAI.Codex and it is about 1 GB. - When you double-click it, the install window says Publisher: OpenAI. If it says anything else, don't install it. - If you used a relay or CC Switch before, switch back to the official sign-in afterwards; no reinstall needed. - [Download for Windows](https://pay2gpt.com/en/downloads/codex-windows/x64) - [ARM version](https://pay2gpt.com/en/downloads/codex-windows/arm64) - [Open in Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PLM9XGG6VKS) ## 1. Download Most PCs take "Download for Windows"; PCs with a Snapdragon or other ARM processor take the ARM version. The file is named like OpenAI.Codex_26.1103.4239.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0.Msix. ## 2. Double-click to install The install window shows ChatGPT and Publisher: OpenAI. Click Install. You need Windows 10 version 2004 (19041) or later. ## 3. Sign in Open ChatGPT, click Continue to sign in, sign in to your ChatGPT account in the browser, and Codex is ready in the app. ## How to check the publisher is OpenAI - The install window: it says Publisher: OpenAI. Windows refuses to install a package whose signature doesn't match. - The file signature: right-click the package → Properties → Digital Signatures → Details → View Certificate. It is issued by Microsoft Marketplace CA, the certificate the Microsoft Store signs listed apps with. The signer's long ID is the publisher ID the Store gave OpenAI. - After installing: run Get-AppxPackage OpenAI.Codex in PowerShell. The PublisherId is 2p2nqsd0c76g0, the same as OpenAI's apps in the Microsoft Store. [OpenAI: ChatGPT desktop app for Windows](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/windows) ## If the download or install doesn't work - The browser says the file can't be downloaded securely: choose Keep. Microsoft's download servers use http; Windows checks the package signature when it installs. - Nothing happens on double-click: install App Installer from the Microsoft Store, or open PowerShell in the package's folder and run Add-AppxPackage followed by the file name. - When Microsoft can't give a download link for a while, the button switches to the Microsoft Store installer that OpenAI's own site uses. It installs the same app. ## Mac Download Codex for Mac from OpenAI's site. [OpenAI: Codex app](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app) ## Used a relay or CC Switch? If you pointed Codex at a third-party API before, the official app keeps those settings. Copy one prompt for an AI assistant and it switches Codex back to the official ChatGPT sign-in. [Switch back to the ChatGPT sign-in →](https://pay2gpt.com/en/guide/codex-official-login.md) ## Common questions ### Are Codex for Windows and the ChatGPT desktop app the same app? Yes. 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