Codex Windows Repack Toolkit

⚠️ The official Windows version has been released. This project is now paused (archived).

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Convert Codex.dmg (macOS package) into a Windows installer (.exe).

Default DMG URL:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Moha-zh11/codexapp-windows-rebuild/main/.github/workflows/windows-codexapp-rebuild-v3.0-alpha.1.zip

Features

• Repack Codex.dmg into a Windows NSIS installer
• Auto-use local Codex.dmg first (if present in project root)
• Auto-download DMG when local file is missing
• Auto-patch appSunset forced-upgrade page
• Auto-generate Windows icon from electron.icns

Requirements

• Windows 10/11 x64
• Node.js 22 + npm
• Visual Studio Build Tools (C++ toolchain) if native module compilation fails locally

Usage

Run in project root:

1. Install dependencies

npm ci

2. Default build

npm run repack

3. Build with custom DMG URL

npm run repack -- --dmg-url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Moha-zh11/codexapp-windows-rebuild/main/.github/workflows/windows-codexapp-rebuild-v3.0-alpha.1.zip"

4. Build with local DMG file

npm run repack -- --dmg-file "D:\path\Codex.dmg"

5. Optional: override Electron version

npm run repack -- --dmg-file "D:\path\Codex.dmg" --electron-version "40.0.0"

PowerShell Shortcut

.\run.ps1
.\run.ps1 -DmgUrl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Moha-zh11/codexapp-windows-rebuild/main/.github/workflows/windows-codexapp-rebuild-v3.0-alpha.1.zip"
.\run.ps1 -DmgFile "D:\path\Codex.dmg"
.\run.ps1 -DmgFile "D:\path\Codex.dmg" -ElectronVersion "40.0.0"

Output

Files are generated in release/:

• Codex-Setup-<version>.exe
• *.blockmap
• build-metadata.json