OpenAI Announces ChatGPT Classic Desktop App Will Shut Down in 2027
OpenAI announced that the legacy ChatGPT Classic desktop application will officially shut down on January 30, 2027, and urged users to migrate to the new unified desktop app. This product update reflects OpenAI's ongoing efforts to streamline its ecosystem by integrating various features—such as Chat, Codex, and ChatGPT Work—into a single, cohesive interface. Users who open the ChatGPT Classic app will see a deprecation banner to download the new client, and their complete chat history will automatically transfer over with their account.
## BACKGROUND
OpenAI Codex is an AI coding agent developed by OpenAI to assist with software engineering tasks like writing code and fixing bugs. It has been integrated into OpenAI's broader suite of desktop applications alongside general chat functionality.