Codex Pointer

Point at it.Bring it to Codex.

Windows, folders, files. One small button to bring what you’re working on into the conversation.

Download for WindowsView on GitHub

Windows preview · Free and open source

Desktop language follows Codex: English / Simplified Chinese; other languages use English.

Projects / ResearchSearch
NameDate modifiedType
Codex Pointer
SourcesD:/Projects/Research/Sources

Website preview only. The desktop interface follows Codex's language. Nothing is captured or sent.

A shorter path to the conversation.

Keep your focus. Let the context come with you.

Point to your target

Drag the button onto a window or folder, or drop one local file or folder onto it. Release to select; the panel stays closed.

Say what you need

Click the circle to open your selected target. Choose a chat and write a task, or use a shortcut. Click again to collapse.

Continue in Codex

For a new chat, review and send the draft in Codex. For a linked chat, submit explicitly in Pointer to queue the task.

Ctrl + Alt + Space to openEsc to cancel

Less setup. More momentum.

Codex Pointer
New chatContinue chat
Research planningExplicitly linked

Try a single-file target

Shortcuts only fill a draft. They never send it.

A real companion for your desktop. This website preview never accesses your files.

A chat for each context

Return to a folder or app and pick up the chat you explicitly linked.

Start with a useful task

Context-aware shortcuts add a starting point. Your draft stays yours.

Only what you choose

Optional screenshots with a preview. No background screen or clipboard capture.

Make room for one small button.

Windows 10 / 11 · 64-bit preview

Download the complete plugin package. The desktop helper is included; no Python setup needed.

Download Windows packageRelease notes

  1. Download and unzip

    Keep the plugin folder and its bundled files together.

  2. Install the local plugin

    In a terminal, open the unzipped codex-pointer folder and run: 

    codex plugin marketplace add .
codex plugin add codex-pointer@codex-pointer-local

  3. Open it from Codex

    Reload Codex. Find Codex Pointer in Explore, then show the button. Pin its entry if you like.