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# OpenAI expands ChatGPT’s plugins with app\-like interfaces and automations

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**Published:** 2026-09-29T17:15:00.000Z
**Category:** Products
**Topics:** openai, llm

## Summary

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT plugins with dedicated sidebar homes, interactive panels, file viewers, improved discovery, and support for automations\.

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