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The new ChatGPT macOS app redesign has made basic navigation so much worse

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18 May
ChatGPT desktop app sucks ass. No find text feature.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Why doesn't it support CTRL-F like <a href="http://chatgpt.com">chatgpt.com</a> and Codex desktop app?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
22 Apr
Is ChatGPT getting simpler for most users… but worse for power users?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Feels like that’s the real trade-off now.</p> <p>Removing older models and auto-mapping chats probably makes ChatGPT simpler for casual users.<br

OPINION · WHO · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
30 Mar
App Sucks?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Has anyone noticed in the last few days the app literally is not functioning like it used to? I used it a lot to create flyers, and we nailed

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
1 Aug
Desktop Mac app woes

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Since the **latest** 'new' desktop app has changed again (better than what was there before at least, but...) has anyone got any idea where the

OPINION · WHERE · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
4 May
ChatGPT Projects just lost what made them so powerful

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I use ChatGPT Projects heavily. Like, genuinely heavily.</p> <p>For me, Projects are not some minor feature. They are what make it possible to

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
13 Jul
Downloaded ChatGPT work when suggested as an upgrade, now can't find chat history, project folders.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I always used the ChatGPT classic MacOS app. This morning, the app suggests I download (upgrade) to the new app. So I did that, and I log back

OPINION · WHERE · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
15 Jul
OpenAl, Please Stop Making ChatGPT Harder to Use

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Please don't remove the old chat and project overview for everyone.</p> <p>On mobile, finding chats inside projects now takes too many steps. On

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
7 May
turn chatgpt web into a macos desktop app (because the native mac app is still missing some web features)

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>i just found a really useful workaround for people who prefer using chatgpt as a macos desktop app.</p> <p>the pain point: the native chatgpt

OPINION · WHO · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
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