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Updated · 9to5Mac · Jul 9
OpenAI Axes ChatGPT Atlas by Aug. 9 as New Desktop App Absorbs Browser Features
Updated
Updated · 9to5Mac · Jul 9

OpenAI Axes ChatGPT Atlas by Aug. 9 as New Desktop App Absorbs Browser Features

3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Jul 9

Summary

  • Aug. 9 is OpenAI’s target to deprecate ChatGPT Atlas, the standalone desktop browser the company launched on Mac in October.
  • The shutdown comes with a new ChatGPT desktop app that folds in robust browser capabilities alongside ChatGPT Work and ChatGPT Codex.
  • Chrome users can still access ChatGPT through a desktop browser plugin, letting OpenAI keep browser integration without requiring a full browser switch.
  • Atlas had already been partly folded into OpenAI’s products—Codex gained an in-app browser in April—before the company bundled those functions into one desktop app.

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