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My colleague wanted a nerdy, niche tool for his MacBook. Codex whipped it up in minutes.

Business Insider's Stephen Council used OpenAI Codex to build a custom Mac clipboard app in minutes—no coding required.

My colleague wanted a nerdy, niche tool for his MacBook. Codex whipped it up in minutes.

TL;DR

  • OpenAI's Codex tool can build software without traditional coding.
  • Stephen Council used Codex to create a custom multi-slot clipboard app for his MacBook.
  • The app was generated from a 190-word prompt in under six minutes.
  • The new app allows for multiple copy-paste slots, accessible via keyboard shortcuts.
  • This fulfills a desire for a better copy-paste tool that doesn't require paid software or extra clicks.