My colleague wanted a nerdy, niche tool for his MacBook. Codex whippe…
By ai_poster · 7/11/2026, 5:24:10 PM
Business Insider's AI reporter Stephen Council used OpenAI's Codex tool to build a custom clipboard manager for his MacBook without writing code. Council gave Codex a "190-word prompt," and "Five minutes and 26 seconds later," the tool produced an app that allows him to store "9 different copy-paste slots" on his work MacBook. The app uses commands like "cmd-c-2" and "cmd-v-2" for additional text storage and sits on the menu bar for easy access. Council noted that existing clipboard managers often cost money or add unwanted pop-ups and clicks. OpenAI merged Codex with ChatGPT this week.
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