Multi Codex App CLI
Several desktop Codex copies side by side: each account gets its own icon, sign-in, chats and plugins with no switching.
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- An installer from the internet creates app copies and changes icons and file associations, and sharing opens chats across accounts
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Manual install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/am-will/multi-codex-app/main/install.sh | shThe official Codex desktop app must be installed. A script from the internet: read it first, releases are not signed.
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How we reviewExtended accessThe tool runs code or makes network calls and only reads external data.
- An installer from the internet creates app copies and changes icons and file associations, and sharing opens chats across accounts
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What it does
Multi Codex App creates a separate desktop app copy for each of your Codex accounts with its own name, Dock icon, sign-in, chats and plugins. Personal and work accounts stay open together and you do not sign out to switch. The installer asks for the number of accounts, names and one of five icon colors: "Codex Personal", "Codex Work" and so on. Plugins connect to each copy separately, and the same plugin can be connected in several copies with different logins. Optionally copies share chats and memories: shared data lives in one owner copy and the others see it without copying. Any copy can read a shared chat but only continue its own, because Codex ties a chat to the account that started it. A menu-bar helper on macOS lists the profiles.
Who it is for. People with several of their own Codex accounts, such as personal and work, who find signing out and back in inconvenient.
Good fit when
- Personal and work Codex must stay open together without signing in again
- A Gmail plugin is needed in the work copy and not in the personal one
- You want one shared chat history for several copies set up once
- The work copy should see only project memories, not shared chats
Not a fit when
- A shared billing or team setup for several people is needed, since the tool is for your own accounts
- A stable Windows install is needed, where support is experimental and chat sharing is not supported
- A variant without copying the Codex app is needed
Example request
List the Multi Codex App profiles and turn on memories-only sharing for the work copy.Limitations
The installer is a script from the internet: `curl -fsSL .../install.sh | sh`, which checks the release checksum, but releases are not notarized or code-signed, so read the script first. The official Codex desktop app must be installed first. macOS is the main platform, Linux needs `xdg-mime`, Python 3 and Tk, and Windows is experimental with no chat sharing. The tool is for your own accounts, and following Codex terms and handling work accounts remains your responsibility. Turn sharing off before uninstalling.
How to disable. Run `multi-codex-app uninstall` to remove the integration and keep your data. Turn off chat sharing first.
FAQ
Is data copied between accounts?
No. Each copy signs in to its own account and nothing is copied from one account to another.
How do I install without the wizard?
Add arguments: `... | sh -s -- --count 3` creates three profiles with default names and colors. `--app` sets the app path.
What if I get "command not found"?
Add `~/.local/bin` to PATH, for example `export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"` in `~/.zshrc`.
How does sharing work?
Shared chats and memories live in the owner copy, by default profile 1. A memories-only mode gives a copy memories without chats.
Does it work on Windows?
Experimentally: download `install.ps1`, read it and run it in PowerShell, with chat sharing unsupported.
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README in short
Each app copy is isolated with its own name, icon color, sign-in and plugins. Chats and memories become shared only when you turn it on.