OpenAI added Appshots to Codex, enabling Mac users to send a capture of their active app window into a Codex thread with a single keystroke. The keypress — tapping both Command keys-transmits the window as context so the assistant can act on what’s visible instead of relying only on a user’s description. This change matters because it shortens the feedback loop for tasks tied to on‑screen content and can reduce back-and‑forth clarification.
The feature is triggered by pressing both Command keys on a Mac. That action sends the currently active application window into the open Codex thread so the assistant receives direct visual and contextual input for the task at hand. Because the transfer is initiated by a user keystroke, Appshots is presented as a quick, on‑demand way to give Codex immediate context without copying and pasting text or manually describing complex interfaces.
Receiving the active window lets Codex reference the exact content users are working with-for example, visible text, interface elements, or code shown in an editor — so responses can be tied to the screen rather than to a separate summary typed by the user. In practice, that can make tasks such as troubleshooting a layout, clarifying the contents of a document, or composing a response based on what appears in an open app faster and less error‑prone, because the assistant can see what the user sees.
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