ChatGPT and Codex on Windows · part of DeskTwin AI
Each ChatGPT account in its own copy, with its own Codex.
On Windows, ChatGPT and Codex are one Microsoft Store app by OpenAI. DeskTwin opens extra copies of it, each with its own sign-in and its own Codex settings, skills and history.
One-time payment · Windows 10 and 11 · Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf come with it.
- Sign-in
- Your main account
- Codex
- Your usual settings
- Updates
- Microsoft Store
- Sign-in
- Its own
- Codex
- Its own CODEX_HOME
- Skills
- Its own skills and history
- Sign-in
- Its own
- Codex
- Its own CODEX_HOME
- Skills
- Its own skills and history
Click a shortcut. Each one opens its own ChatGPT, side by side.
A work plan, a personal plan, one app.
The ChatGPT app keeps one sign-in, and Codex keeps one settings folder. Switching accounts means signing out, and your Codex setup is shared between them.
How it works
DeskTwin starts the official Microsoft Store app. It does not change or copy it.
- 01
Make a ChatGPT copy
In DeskTwin, pick ChatGPT and Codex, then a name, a number and a colour.
- 02
Open it from its shortcut
DeskTwin starts the Store app with its own data folder and its own CODEX_HOME. Sign in once with the other account.
- 03
Keep them apart
Each copy has its own sign-in, Codex settings, skills and history. Microsoft Store updates reach every copy.
Comes with DeskTwin AI
- Included
Claude Desktop
Its own sign-in, memory, settings and skills in each copy.
- This page
ChatGPT and Codex
The Microsoft Store app by OpenAI. Each copy has its own data folder and its own CODEX_HOME: its own sign-in, Codex settings, skills and history.
- Included
Cursor
Its own user-data folder and extensions folder in each copy.
- Included
VS Code
Its own user-data folder and extensions folder in each copy.
- Included
Windsurf
Its own user-data folder and extensions folder in each copy.
- Included
New AI apps we add
They come to your key for free when they ship.
In every DeskTwin
- 01
A numbered desktop shortcut for each copy, with the app's own icon and a small coloured number.
- 02
Close one copy without touching the others.
- 03
"Undo everything" sends the copies to the Recycle Bin and removes their shortcuts.
- 04
Your main install is never changed.
- 05
One key works on one PC, and it stays after updates.
- 06
DeskTwin updates itself online from its Update button. No new key needed.
DeskTwin AI
$10 for 1 PCGet it with DeskTwin AI.
ChatGPT and Codex come in DeskTwin AI, with Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf. One key for 3 PCs is $15.
- Your key shows on the page right after payment.
- Paste it into DeskTwin once. It stays after updates.
- Secure card payment by Stripe.
Only need Claude? DeskTwin for Claude is still sold on its own for $4.99.
Questions
Which ChatGPT app does it need?
The ChatGPT app by OpenAI from the Microsoft Store. On Windows it includes Codex.
Does each copy have its own Codex settings?
Yes. Each copy gets its own CODEX_HOME, so its own Codex settings, skills and history.
Do Microsoft Store updates reach every copy?
Yes. All copies run the same Store app, so its updates reach every copy.
Does DeskTwin change the ChatGPT app?
No. It starts the official app with a different data folder. Your main ChatGPT and its settings stay as they are.
Can I buy ChatGPT and Codex on their own?
No. They come in DeskTwin AI with every AI app we support, for $10 per PC. Claude on its own is still $4.99.
Can I move my key to a new PC?
Yes. Open DeskTwin on the old PC and click "Remove from this PC". Then enter the key on the new PC.