# Feature Request for Codex App: Terminal-like Look

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-for-codex-app-terminal-like-look/1375114>\
**Category:** Codex\
**Tags:** feature-request, codex-web\
**Created:** [February 25, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-for-codex-app-terminal-like-look/1375114 "2026-02-25T22:22:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ryuuji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@ryuuji](https://community.openai.com/u/ryuuji)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-for-codex-app-terminal-like-look/1375114/1 "2026-02-25T22:22:02Z")

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Right now the frontend looks like chatgpt webpage or some random note taking app, which is a bit dull, and themes are limited to colors. Can we add a terminal-like theme (would be worth only for the vibes)? or at least make the appearance more customizable? Thank you

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**Author:** ![XNX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@XNX](https://community.openai.com/u/XNX)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-for-codex-app-terminal-like-look/1375114/2 "2026-02-26T13:04:53Z")

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I would love the app to have more appearance customization too, specially colors! for headings etc.

But for now I guess you could use a fancier terminal like Ghostty and use the Codex CLI from that?

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**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-for-codex-app-terminal-like-look/1375114/3 "2026-02-26T13:55:43Z")

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Hey @ryuuji, totally get what you mean. Adding more theme options and deeper customization would definitely make the app feel more dynamic beyond the current color-based themes.

At the moment, customization in the Codex app is limited to the options under&nbsp; **Settings → Appearance** &nbsp;(theme, UI/code fonts, etc.), which you can see outlined in the&nbsp;[Codex app settings documentation](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/settings?utm_source=chatgpt.com).

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll pass this along to the product team as feedback around deeper theming and a potential terminal-style preset. Really appreciate you sharing the idea!