OpenAI’s new voice mode makes it to the ChatGPT desktop app

In Brief Posted: 6:36 AM PDT · July 24, 2026 Image Credits:Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto / Getty Images Ivan Mehta OpenAI’s new voice mode makes it to the ChatGPT desktop app OpenAI on Thursday said it has updated its ChatGPT desktop app to add support for ChatGPT Voice, allowing users to talk to the app…

In Brief Posted: 6:36 AM PDT · July 24, 2026 Image Credits:Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto / Getty Images Ivan Mehta OpenAI’s new voice mode makes it to the ChatGPT desktop app OpenAI on Thursday said it has updated its ChatGPT desktop app to add support for ChatGPT Voice, allowing users to talk to the app to control AI agents and perform tasks on their computer. The new feature taps OpenAI’s new family of voice models called ChatGPT-Live, which it launched earlier this month. OpenAI said ChatGPT Voice works with both ChatGPT Work and Codex, and can also tap computer use skills to look up websites and apps. Plus, on macOS, with Appshots, users can let the app access what’s on their screen, including alt-text. At launch, ChatGPT Voice’s smartphone version featured smoother conversations, with better interruption handling, but it was not built to take action on smartphones. Thursday’s desktop update is more capable, allowing users to dictate complex commands involving many steps, and respond when ChatGPT needs their input. In a demo video, OpenAI showed a developer asking ChatGPT to create a new thread, make a pull request, and find the root cause for a bug, with one command. ChatGPT Voice is now in the desktop app.Control your computer and direct multiple agents running in ChatGPT Work or Codex, using just your voice. It's powered by GPT-Live, so it can speak, listen, and coordinate work in the app at the same time.Rolling out globally today… pic.twitter.com/ODZWKqecCf— OpenAI (@OpenAI) July 23, 2026 The company said that users can utilize ChatGPT Voice in Codex from the iOS app through remote access. Anthropic has also updated its voice mode for Claude, which can tap the company’s Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku models to complete tasks in apps like Gmail, Calendar, Slack, Notion, and Canva. Topics AI, ChatGPT, In Brief, OpenAI, voice mode October 13 – 15 San Francisco Scale faster. Grow your portfolio. Gain practical expertise. No matter your goal, Disrupt can empower you.Save up to $330 today! REGISTER NOW Newsletters See More Subscribe for the industry’s biggest tech news TechCrunch Daily News Every weekday and Sunday, you can get the best of TechCrunch’s coverage. TechCrunch Mobility TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight. Startups Weekly Startups are the core of TechCrunch, so get our best coverage delivered weekly. StrictlyVC Provides movers and shakers with the info they need to start their day. No newsletters selected. Subscribe By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. Related AI I tried out OpenAI’s new AI keypad — which will be fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else Lucas Ropek 5 hours ago Apps OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users Ivan Mehta 2 days ago Apps Google’s Gemini nears billion-user milestone Ivan Mehta 2 days ago Latest in AI AI I tried out OpenAI’s new AI keypad — which will be fun for some coders and slightly mystifying to everyone else Lucas Ropek 5 hours ago Startups Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M Marina Temkin 7 hours ago AI Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage Sarah Perez 11 hours ago

Source: TechCrunch — Published July 24, 2026 at 13:36 UTC — Category: Business