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Adobe Photoshop, Spotify, Canva, Zillow, and other well-known digital tools are now applications within ChatGPT. OpenAI launched the application platform two months ago After announcing the experimental feature and launching the development kit.
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On December 17, OpenAI Announced that developers can submit Their applications A day later, applications began appearing in the desktop version of ChatGPT, the widely popular chatbot Over 800 million active users. It is unclear when it will appear in the ChatGPT mobile app. And in CNET’s testing, it’s not yet available on iOS.
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How to use applications in ChatGPT
The apps, at least at launch, are categorized as “Featured,” “Lifestyle,” and “Productivity,” with descriptions that will sound familiar to anyone who has used the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
You can also use search to find a specific app that may not be listed under these categories.
Many apps include screenshots with quick examples that suggest how to use the app within a chatbot. Canva, for example, includes the prompt example, “@canva is creating a 2025 envelope presentation for my class.”
Instead of downloading an app, you’ll click the “Connect” button to give ChatGPT access to it. From there, you can use the @ prompt to access this app’s features.
Interestingly, you can’t just ask ChatGPT about connected apps if you forget – instead, you have to go to Settings, then Connected Apps or Settings, then Data Controls, then Connected Apps depending on which version of ChatGPT you’re using.