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Computer Use Articles

12 articles across AI Catchup's news, guides, tutorials, and comparisons.

All Computer Use articles

anthropicSep 5, 2026

Claude Computer Use Runs in the Background in Cowork and Claude Code

Anthropic added computer use to Claude Cowork and Claude Code in the Claude Desktop app. Claude can click, type, open apps, and use dev tools while you keep working on macOS, with Windows support also documented. The beta is limited to Pro and Max plans and still requires the desktop app to be open and the computer awake.

openaiSep 4, 2026

OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Astra for Computer Use and Complex Work

OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 Astra, a model focused on computer use, browsing, software engineering, cybersecurity, science, and complex professional workflows. Access starts with a limited set of organizations before expanding to ChatGPT plans and developer platforms.

openaiSep 1, 2026

ChatGPT Appshots Bring Your Mac's Frontmost App Into a Chat

OpenAI's Appshots feature lets ChatGPT users on macOS send the frontmost app window to a chat. An appshot can include the visible image and available text, making it possible to hand ChatGPT context from an API reference, email, error panel, or other app without describing it manually.

anthropicAug 28, 2026

Claude Cowork Gets a Built-In Browser: Web Tasks Without an Extension

Anthropic added a built-in browser to Claude Cowork on the desktop app. Claude can open webpages in a separate side-panel browser, read pages, click, type, and fill forms without using the user's own tabs or browser extension. The rollout covers Pro, Max, and Team plans, with Enterprise admin controls available first.

claudeAug 21, 2026

Claude Platform Makes Computer Use, Browser Use, Skills, and Files Generally Available

Anthropic says computer use, browser use, the Skills API, and the Files API are now generally available on the Claude Platform, combining multi-action software control with versioned skills and reusable files for production agents.

cursorAug 3, 2026

Cursor Says Cloud Agents Use 20-30% Fewer Tokens

Cursor says its cloud agents are now 20-30% more token efficient, with runs that use computer use becoming 80% more efficient. The update credits improvements to MCP, skills, computer use, and the cloud development environment behind those workflows.

codexJun 19, 2026

OpenAI Codex Adds Record & Replay: Turn a Demonstrated Mac Workflow Into a Reusable Skill

OpenAI shipped Record & Replay in Codex app 26.616, a macOS feature that turns a workflow you demonstrate into a reusable skill. It builds on Computer Use, which you or your administrator must enable, and is unavailable at launch in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

openaiJun 2, 2026

Codex Adds Windows Computer Use + ChatGPT Mobile Windows Connections for On-the-Go Steering

OpenAI says Codex can now use Computer use on Windows to test apps, debug flows, and review work on your Windows machine, and that Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app can connect to Windows machines so you can steer tasks from your phone.

codexMay 23, 2026

OpenAI Codex adds Locked computer use on Mac (keep Computer Use running after lock)

Codex can now keep using Mac apps after your screen locks. Locked computer use is a narrow, Codex-only unlock path with a short-lived authorization window and safeguards like relocking on local input.

codexMay 15, 2026

Codex Chrome Extension: How Codex Drives a Signed-In Browser for LinkedIn, Salesforce, Gmail, and Internal Tools

OpenAI's Codex Chrome extension lets the agent use Chrome for browser tasks that need signed-in state -- LinkedIn, Salesforce, Gmail, internal tools. Available in the Codex app in all regions except EU and UK at launch. Setup is Codex > Plugins > add Chrome > install extension > approve permissions. Invoke with @Chrome. By default Codex asks before each new website; allowlist/blocklist and elevated-risk options live in Computer Use settings.

codexApr 17, 2026

OpenAI Codex Goes 'For Almost Everything': Mac Computer Use, Browser Comment Mode, and Thread Automations Explained

OpenAI shipped a major Codex update on April 16, 2026 that pushes the product past coding into general work. Three changes matter: Codex can now drive your Mac apps directly, an in-app browser captures both screenshots and DOM elements through 'comment mode', and Codex threads can run continuously to watch Slack, email, and PRs. Here is how each works, the workflows that justify each one, and where Codex now sits relative to Perplexity Personal Computer and Claude Code Routines.

computer-useApr 17, 2026

Perplexity Personal Computer vs OpenAI Codex Computer Use vs Claude Computer Use: Which AI Should Run Your Mac?

Perplexity Personal Computer is the right pick if you want an always-on Mac mini agent and you already pay for Perplexity Max. OpenAI Codex Computer Use is the right pick if you live in ChatGPT and need one agent driving your code, your browser, and your desktop apps on either macOS or Windows. Claude Computer Use is the right pick if you want raw computer use through the API on any OS, or the built-in version in Claude Code and Claude Desktop on macOS or Windows with a Pro or Max plan, as of September 2026.

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