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tl;dr

A gallery and toolkit of custom visual themes for the OpenAI Codex desktop app, applied live without modifying any app files.

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  root((awesome-codex-skins))
    What it does
      Codex app theming
      Live CDP injection
      Reversible skins
    Tech stack
      CSS
      Node.js
      Chrome DevTools Protocol
    Use cases
      Apply premade themes
      Generate custom themes
      Submit new skins
    Audience
      Vibe coders
      Codex app users

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Apply a pre-made visual theme to the Codex desktop app without editing its files.

VIBE 2

Switch between themes instantly while Codex is running.

VIBE 3

Generate a brand new custom theme by describing a style to an AI agent.

VIBE 4

Submit a new theme to the gallery through an automated quality check.

what's the stack?

CSSNode.jsChrome DevTools Protocol

how it stacks up fr

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Stars293131
LanguageCSSCSSCSS
Last pushed2015-05-27
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderate
Complexity2/53/5
Audiencevibe codergeneraldeveloper

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in plain english

awesome-codex-skins is a gallery and toolkit of visual themes for the official OpenAI Codex desktop app. It defines its own file format, called codexskin, for packaging a full custom look for the app, including images and layout changes, rather than just swapping a color palette. The themes are applied by connecting live to the running Codex app through Chrome DevTools Protocol, the same debugging connection browsers expose, instead of editing any of the app's own files. This means the app's original signature stays intact and the change can be turned off instantly with a single command, returning the app to its normal look with nothing left behind. The repository includes a gallery of dozens of finished themes, each with a name and a preview screenshot taken from the real app while a theme was active, covering styles based on anime characters, historical settings, and other pop culture references. Users can try a theme through a companion desktop app called Codex App Manager, which offers one click switching and permanent application, or through a command line tool included in this repository that starts Codex in debug mode and injects a chosen theme, switches between themes without restarting, or turns everything off. The project also ships an agent skill that can be used with tools like Claude Code or Codex itself, letting a person describe a desired style in plain language and have the agent generate the needed image assets, build the matching styling, and package it into a finished skin file. Anyone can submit a new theme as a pull request, and submissions go through an automated check that verifies the file format, image sizes, and real screenshots before being listed. The project's code is released under the MIT license.

prompts (copy fr)

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Explain how the .codexskin file format packages a theme for the Codex app.
prompt 2
Show me how to use the studio CLI to start Codex with a specific theme injected.
prompt 3
Help me use the codex-theme-maker agent skill to design a new theme from a description.
prompt 4
How does the CDP injection revert the app back to its original look?

Frequently asked questions

what is awesome-codex-skins fr?

A gallery and toolkit of custom visual themes for the OpenAI Codex desktop app, applied live without modifying any app files.

What language is awesome-codex-skins written in?

Mainly CSS. The stack also includes CSS, Node.js, Chrome DevTools Protocol.

Who is awesome-codex-skins for?

Mainly vibe coder.

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