Codex Chronicle alternative
Screen context for Codex, without screenshots
Chronicle takes screenshots and sends them to OpenAI, and needs ChatGPT Pro. Cachejay reads text, not pixels, and works with ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor as well.
Chronicle vs Cachejay
| Cachejay | Codex Chronicle | |
|---|---|---|
| Captures | App text through the Accessibility API | Regular screenshots |
| Screenshots | None: it reads text through the Accessibility API, with passwords and keys masked | Taken regularly and processed on OpenAI's servers |
| Works with | Codex, Claude Code, Claude Desktop and Cursor, plus ChatGPT and Claude on the web and phone | Codex |
| Calls, to-dos and project pages | Yes | No |
| Plan needed | Cachejay, $12 a month | ChatGPT Pro |
| Where it’s available | Any Apple silicon Mac on macOS 26 or later | Not in the EU, UK or Switzerland at launch |
Sources: The Next Web · Pasquale Pillitteri's guide. Checked October 2026. Something out of date? Email hello@cachejay.com.
Why the capture method matters
A screenshot has everything on it, including the things you didn't mean to share, and you can't take a password out of a picture.
Text can be filtered before it goes anywhere. Cachejay skips password managers and private windows, and masks keys and tokens on your Mac before anything is synced or written up.
Questions
What is Codex Chronicle?
An opt-in research preview from OpenAI, launched in April 2026, that gives the Codex Mac app memory of recent screen activity. It works from screenshots processed on OpenAI’s servers.
Does Cachejay work with Codex?
Yes, over MCP, and with Claude Code, Claude Desktop and Cursor too.
Can I use both?
Yes. They don’t conflict, though you’d have two apps watching your screen.
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