OpenAI's macOS ChatGPT app criticized for burying standard chat under Codex clutter

Practical-Plan-2560 · reddit · 2026-10-10

A Reddit user complains that OpenAI has overcomplicated the macOS ChatGPT app: there's no easy way to get a "standard chat," with Codex sometimes unwanted and unavoidable. They note the iOS app lets you pick modes easily and question why macOS had to become so convoluted — even ChatGPT itself agreed the app is too complicated.

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