--- title: OpenAI expands ChatGPT’s plugins with app-like... description: OpenAI announced at Dev Day that ChatGPT plugins are getting app-like experiences, including dedicated sidebar homes, interactive panels, and file viewers.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-expands-chatgpt-s-plugins-with-app-like-interfaces-and-automations-favpjpi3x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI expands ChatGPT’s plugins with app-like interfaces and automations | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI announced at Dev Day that ChatGPT plugins are getting app-like experiences, including dedicated sidebar homes, interactive panels, and file viewers.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-expands-chatgpt-s-plugins-with-app-like-interfaces-and-automations-favpjpi3x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/fAvpJPi3x.png og:image:alt: OpenAI expands ChatGPT’s plugins with app-like interfaces and automations og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI expands ChatGPT’s plugins with app-like interfaces and automations **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI announced at Dev Day that ChatGPT plugins are getting app-like experiences, including dedicated sidebar homes, interactive panels, and file viewers. Developers get a new Plugin Creator tool and a redesigned submission flow for the plugin directory, along with improved plugin ranking and discovery. ChatGPT Sites can now host these plugins for sharing with others. OpenAI is also adding support for the proposed MCP Events specification, enabling plugins to trigger automations based on events in connected apps. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What new features did OpenAI add to ChatGPT plugins at Dev Day? OpenAI introduced plugin extensions that give apps a dedicated home in the ChatGPT sidebar, along with interactive panels and file viewers so users can work with tools while chatting. Developers also received a new Plugin Creator tool, a redesigned plugin directory submission flow, and improved plugin ranking and discovery. ChatGPT Sites can now host these plugins for sharing with colleagues. _Developers tracking how chatgpt plugin capabilities evolve can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ### What is the MCP Events specification OpenAI is supporting in ChatGPT? MCP Events is a proposed specification that allows plugins to trigger automations based on events occurring in a connected app. OpenAI announced support for it alongside making automations easier to add and manage within ChatGPT plugin extensions, letting developer-built tools react to changes in the apps they connect to. _Teams building event-driven automations with MCP can keep tabs on protocol changes via daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openai-expands-chatgpt-s-plugins-with-app-like-interfaces-and-automations-favpjpi3x) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"OpenAI expands ChatGPT’s plugins with app-like interfaces and automations","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-expands-chatgpt-s-plugins-with-app-like-interfaces-and-automations-favpjpi3x","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-expands-chatgpt-s-plugins-with-app-like-interfaces-and-automations-favpjpi3x"},"datePublished":"2026-09-29T17:19:11.638Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T00:36:55.155Z","description":"OpenAI announced at Dev Day that ChatGPT plugins are getting app-like experiences, including dedicated sidebar homes, interactive panels, and file viewers....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b7d6f181fac4c98e3dfb07eca60de05d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b7d6f181fac4c98e3dfb07eca60de05d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-expands-chatgpt-s-plugins-with-app-like-interfaces-and-automations-favpjpi3x","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,openai,chatgpt,mcp","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"OpenAI expands ChatGPT’s plugins with app-like interfaces and automations"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openai-expands-chatgpt-s-plugins-with-app-like-interfaces-and-automations-favpjpi3x#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What new features did OpenAI add to ChatGPT plugins at Dev Day?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"OpenAI introduced plugin extensions that give apps a dedicated home in the ChatGPT sidebar, along with interactive panels and file viewers so users can work with tools while chatting. 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