Is codex still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release rust-v0.167.0, 4 days ago.

Widely used. 134k stars, 1 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install codex on Windows (openai/codex) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

openai/codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

Node.js

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 134,184
Activity: Updated this month

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (Apache-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release rust-v0.167.0, 4 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used134k stars, 1 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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0.167.0 · 11/6/2026 ↗

codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · x64 · 19.6 MB · 200 downloads · best match

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Runs the installer.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

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codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · x64 · 280.8 MB · 235 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · x64 · 80.3 MB · 2,331 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · x64 · 8.9 MB · 176 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · x64 · 79.3 MB · 55 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · x64 · 9.4 MB · 49 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · x64 · 57.5 MB · 71 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · x64 · 369.1 MB · 4,374 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · ARM64 · 17.5 MB · 28 downloads

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Runs the installer.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · ARM64 · 311.4 MB · 310 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · ARM64 · 236.7 MB · 66 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · ARM64 · 74.7 MB · 36 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · ARM64 · 8.0 MB · 36 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
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codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · ARM64 · 67.5 MB · 28 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · ARM64 · 8.4 MB · 25 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

exe · ARM64 · 48.7 MB · 31 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"
Start-Process ".\codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe"

argument-comment-lint-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip

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Expand-Archive "argument-comment-lint-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · x64 · 91.5 MB · 115 downloads

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Expand-Archive "codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · x64 · 30.0 MB · 157 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · x64 · 3.2 MB · 107 downloads

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Expand-Archive "codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · x64 · 25.8 MB · 62 downloads

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Expand-Archive "codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · x64 · 4.0 MB · 41 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · x64 · 18.1 MB · 66 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · x64 · 7.4 MB · 91 downloads

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · x64 · 206.5 MB · 3,557 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · ARM64 · 191.9 MB · 202 downloads

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · ARM64 · 84.6 MB · 42 downloads

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · ARM64 · 28.6 MB · 34 downloads

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · ARM64 · 2.9 MB · 28 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · ARM64 · 23.9 MB · 31 downloads

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · ARM64 · 3.8 MB · 26 downloads

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · ARM64 · 16.7 MB · 28 downloads

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip

zip · ARM64 · 7.0 MB · 29 downloads

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Add the extracted folder to your PATH if it's a CLI tool.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip"
Expand-Archive "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.zip" -DestinationPath .

codex-app-server-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 164.3 MB · 92 downloads

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Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-app-server-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-app-server-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"

codex-app-server-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst

tar.zst · x64 · 121.8 MB · 27 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst" -OutFile "codex-app-server-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "codex-app-server-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst"

codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 94.6 MB · 46 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-app-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 30.9 MB · 2,068 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-code-mode-host-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 3.3 MB · 54 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-command-runner-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 26.6 MB · 32 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-exec-server-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-npm-win32-x64-0.167.0.tgz

tar.gz · x64 · 181.0 MB · 121 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-npm-win32-x64-0.167.0.tgz" -OutFile "codex-npm-win32-x64-0.167.0.tgz"
tar -xzf "codex-npm-win32-x64-0.167.0.tgz"

codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 201.7 MB · 29,567 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"

codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst

tar.zst · x64 · 150.3 MB · 69 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst" -OutFile "codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst"

codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 4.1 MB · 29 downloads

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Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-responses-api-proxy-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-symbols-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 723.2 MB · 33 downloads

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Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-symbols-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-symbols-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-symbols-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"

codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 18.7 MB · 50 downloads

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Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-windows-sandbox-service-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 7.6 MB · 54 downloads

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Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 123.8 MB · 2,802 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-windows-sandbox-service

binary · 1 KB · 18 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-service"
chmod +x "codex-windows-sandbox-service"

codex-windows-sandbox-setup

binary · 1 KB · 22 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-setup"
chmod +x "codex-windows-sandbox-setup"

codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 113.7 MB · 60 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 86.9 MB · 32 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-app-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-app-server-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 152.4 MB · 34 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-app-server-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-app-server-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"

codex-app-server-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst

tar.zst · ARM64 · 113.1 MB · 19 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-app-server-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst" -OutFile "codex-app-server-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "codex-app-server-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst"

codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 29.4 MB · 29 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-code-mode-host-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 3.0 MB · 28 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-command-runner-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 24.6 MB · 27 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-exec-server-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-npm-win32-arm64-0.167.0.tgz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 169.5 MB · 22 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-npm-win32-arm64-0.167.0.tgz" -OutFile "codex-npm-win32-arm64-0.167.0.tgz"
tar -xzf "codex-npm-win32-arm64-0.167.0.tgz"

codex-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 186.6 MB · 634 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"

codex-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst

tar.zst · ARM64 · 139.6 MB · 13 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst" -OutFile "codex-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst"
tar --zstd -xf "codex-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.zst"

codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 3.9 MB · 26 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-responses-api-proxy-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-symbols-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 703.2 MB · 25 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-symbols-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-symbols-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-symbols-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz"

codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 17.1 MB · 28 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-windows-sandbox-service-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 7.2 MB · 26 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/download/rust-v0.167.0/codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz" -OutFile "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "codex-windows-sandbox-setup-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.exe.tar.gz"

Install with a package manager

install script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"

Pipes a remote script into your shell. Read it before running.

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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Monorepo (workspaces) — install from the repo root.
justfile found — run just --list to see available tasks.
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write-hooks-schemacargo run --manifest-path ./codex-rs/Cargo.toml -p codex-hooks --bin write_hooks_schema_fixtures

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.github/workflows/blocking-ci.yml

.github/workflows/postmerge-ci.yml

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.github/workflows/python-sdk-build.yml

.github/workflows/repo-checks.yml

.github/workflows/rust-ci-full-nextest-platform.yml

.nvmrc

README.md

docs/install.md

justfile

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pnpm-workspace.yaml

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