ChatGPT can now search chats, projects, images and documents in one place from the sidebar, with filters, on web, iOS and Android.
Unified search in ChatGPT's sidebar across chats, projects, images and documents, with filters.
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ChatGPT improved search at a glance
- What is ChatGPT improved search?
- ChatGPT improved search is an app from OpenAI. Unified search in ChatGPT's sidebar across chats, projects, images and documents, with filters.
- Who makes ChatGPT improved search?
- ChatGPT improved search is made by OpenAI.
- Does ChatGPT improved search work in the EU?
- Available in the EU. ChatGPT is generally available in the EU/EEA, but no explicit evidence was found on the fetched pages about this specific feature's EU rollout. Last verified 14 Nov 2026.
- How much does ChatGPT improved search cost?
- Freemium. Part of ChatGPT, which has a free tier and paid plans; plan-specific availability of this feature was not confirmed. Licence: Proprietary.
- Where was ChatGPT improved search shown?
- In 1 creator video by Matt Wolfe. Most recently by Matt Wolfe on 17 Jul 2026, at 14:13 in “AI News: Claude's New Browser, Spotify Gets AI & OpenAI's New Hardware”.
Sources: the vendor's own pages (linked above) and creator videos at the linked timestamps. EU status is information, not legal advice; see how we check.
ChatGPT improved search is a feature of OpenAI's ChatGPT apps that lets users search their own content from one place in the sidebar. According to a creator summary, it covers chats, projects, images and documents, and includes filters to narrow results.
It is available in the ChatGPT web app and in the iOS and Android apps. It searches the user's own ChatGPT content rather than the open web, so it is a history and file retrieval tool, not a web search engine.
Access requires a ChatGPT account. The provided pages do not give details on plan restrictions, the exact rollout date, or how the filters work, so those are not stated here.
- Single search across chats, projects, images and documents
- Filters to narrow results
- Accessible from the sidebar
- Available on web, iOS and Android
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