The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice
A technical analysis reveals that the ChatGPT desktop application includes a surprisingly large 1.7GB bundle containing Python, Node.js, and the LibreOffice suite. The discovery highlights the heavy resource footprint of modern AI-integrated desktop software.
Why it matters
It raises questions about software bloat and the security implications of bundling full third-party office suites within AI applications.
I was poking around in my ~/.cache/ folder using OmniDiskSweeper when I spotted something interesting. The OpenAI Codex desktop app (since rebranded to just ChatGPT) has 1.7GB of stuff in there in a folder called codex-primary-runtime , including a full Python installation, a full Node.js installation, and native binaries for Poppler , git, and the…
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