During the week of June 16, OpenAI began rolling out additional features for its coding agent Codex to users in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK and Switzerland, covering desktop control (Computer Use), the Chrome extension, personalized memory, and Chronicle.
June 16 · OpenAI Codex
Codex Brings Computer Use & Memory to Europe
OpenAI rolls out four new capabilities for its coding agent across the EEA, UK and Switzerland — desktop control, a background Chrome extension, persistent memory, and screen-aware Chronicle — after regulatory review.
4
new features rolling out to European users
6 h
screen captures held on-device by Chronicle, then deleted
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desktop OS supported — macOS & Windows
The Four Features
Availability and conditions vary by feature
Computer Use
Recognizes the screen, clicks and types to drive desktop apps. Needs screen-recording & accessibility permissions.
Codex Chrome Extension
Installed separately. Runs a signed-in context across multiple tabs in the background.
Memories
Stores preferences, workflows, tech stacks & repo conventions. Off by default in EEA / UK / Switzerland.
Chronicle · research preview
Auto-builds Memories from screen context. Opt-in, limited to ChatGPT Pro + macOS.
From Occupying the Browser → to Parallel Tabs
BEFORE
Computer Use fully occupied the browser — one task at a time.
→
NOW
Chrome extension runs parallel, background work across tabs — Gmail, Salesforce and more.
Developers praise
High accuracy of Computer Use
Practical parallel multi-tab background work
Productivity gains over the old occupying model
Memories cut the need to re-explain context
Concerns raised
New features can be hard to use for EU users
Privacy & prompt-injection risk in Chronicle's capture
Opt-in use recommended
Compared to Microsoft Recall — but local-only & opt-in
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