Feature Request: Bring Back the File Explorer Button in Codex
OpenAI Developer Community
May 7, 2026
Hi @ligan, we appreciate you chiming in and confirming you’re seeing the same behavior. That helps show this likely isn’t isolated to a single setup.
We’ve already forwarded the file explorer feedback/request to the team so they can review the behavior and overall UX around it. No timeline to share right now, but additional reports like this are useful context for them.
-Mark G.
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