Retiring group chats and Atlas

What changed

Source summary

As part of the ChatGPT Work launch, OpenAI discontinued its standalone Atlas browser, folding its agentic browsing capabilities into the new unified ChatGPT desktop app instead.

Why it matters to your work

Practical interpretation

Only matters if you were using the standalone Atlas browser for AI-assisted web browsing — that capability hasn't disappeared, it's now built into the unified ChatGPT desktop app instead of being a separate product.

When this could help

Act before August 9, 2026, if you use Atlas for browsing or still rely on an active group chat, since Atlas stops working on that date and group chats are moving to read-only.

As part of the ChatGPT Work launch, OpenAI discontinued the standalone Atlas browser and is winding down group chats, folding agentic browsing into the new unified ChatGPT desktop app instead — understanding the shutdown timeline avoids losing bookmarks, tabs, or browser history.

How to get started

1. Export cookies and passwords to the ChatGPT desktop app, and export bookmarks to Chrome, before August 9, 2026 — Atlas does not transfer this data automatically.

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2. Save any important pages and URLs you still need before the shutdown date.

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3. For ongoing browser-based agent work, move to the ChatGPT desktop app; for lighter browsing help, use the ChatGPT Chrome extension or sidebar where available.

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What to check

• Atlas is scheduled to stop working on August 9, 2026. Source ↗
• Bookmarks, open tabs, and browser history do not transfer automatically out of Atlas. Source ↗
• Chat history itself stays available in ChatGPT, subject to your plan, workspace settings, and account access. Source ↗
• From July 9, 2026, users can no longer create new group chats, convert a conversation into one, or join one via invite link; existing group chats remain usable for now before becoming read-only. Source ↗