Instantly Share App Context with Codex Appshots
Instantly feed your current app's context to the AI via hotkeys.
Use the 'Appshots' feature in the Codex macOS app to instantly attach an active window's screenshot and text to your conversation for faster troubleshooting.
The Scenario
You are looking at a messy UI bug or a complex spreadsheet in a desktop app and need the AI to see exactly what you see. You don't want to stop your flow to manually export data or take screenshots.
Before & after
You have to manually take a screenshot, save the file, upload it to the chat, and then copy-paste the relevant text from the app into the prompt. This takes 2–3 minutes every time you change context.
Using 'Appshots' with a hotkey, you instantly feed the AI the visual and textual data of your current window. It takes less than 2 seconds to provide perfect context for a complex debugging or design task.
The Prompt
[USE_HOTKEY_TO_ATTACH_APPSHOT] Analyze the current state of this application window. Based on the visible UI and text, [ASK_SPECIFIC_QUESTION, E.G., WHY IS THIS CSS NOT ALIGNING PROPERLY?].
Appshots are available in the Codex macOS app and significantly speed up the 'context-sharing' phase of a chat.
Source
ChatGPT Business - Release Notes | OpenAI Help Center"Appshots in the macOS app let users attach an app window to a Codex thread with a hotkey, including a screenshot and available text."