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macOS ChatGPT Desktop App only displays one Project while chatgpt.com displays all Projects

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 15, 2026 by petersqueezedyourface
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

Latest ChatGPT macOS Desktop App (new ChatGPT Work/Codex unified application)

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Plus

What platform is your computer?

macOS (Apple Silicon)

What issue are you seeing?

Feedback ID:
no-active-thread-019f650f-e2ab-7ea3-b3cf-2a530194e114

Following the recent update to the new ChatGPT macOS desktop application, the desktop app no longer displays the majority of my Projects.

The browser version (chatgpt.com), using exactly the same OpenAI account, correctly displays all of my Projects, including:

  • Languages & Translations
  • Lespēja
  • Based On Me
  • Other pinned Projects

However, the macOS desktop application only displays a single Project ("MY LORDS TABLE").

The missing Projects are extremely important to my daily workflow. For example, my "Languages & Translations" Project contains a substantial library of refined prompts, reusable translation workflows and prompt engineering that I use constantly. Without access to these Projects from the desktop application, the app is significantly less useful for professional work.

Troubleshooting already completed:

• Completely uninstalled and reinstalled the ChatGPT desktop application.
• Signed out and signed back in.
• Confirmed the browser and desktop app are using the same OpenAI account.
• Confirmed there is only one ChatGPT application installed on my Mac.
• Restarted both the application and the Mac.
• Submitted diagnostic logs through the built-in feedback tool (Feedback ID above).

None of these steps resolved the issue.

This appears to be a desktop application synchronisation or rendering issue rather than missing account data, because all Projects remain fully accessible through chatgpt.com.

I have attached screenshots demonstrating:

  1. Browser showing all Projects correctly.
  2. Desktop application showing only one Project.
  3. Confirmation of the uploaded diagnostic logs.

I would appreciate confirmation as to whether this is a known regression affecting the latest macOS desktop application and whether a fix is planned.

Thank you.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Attempting to find projects.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

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2 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 1 month ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #33215
  • #33174
  • #33148
  • #33129
  • #32358

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teadyl · 1 month ago

I can reproduce this issue on the latest unified macOS app.

Version: 26.707.91948
Subscription: ChatGPT Plus
Platform: macOS (Apple Silicon)

I have some additional observations that may help narrow down the issue.

  • All of my ChatGPT Projects are available on chatgpt.com.
  • All of my ChatGPT Projects are also available in the iPhone ChatGPT app.
  • In the macOS app, only my Codex Workspaces appear in the sidebar. None of my ChatGPT Projects are listed.

Interestingly, the Search function can find conversations that belong to ChatGPT Projects.

For example, I can search for and open a conversation that belongs to my ChatGPT Project "Checkout".

However, once the conversation is opened:

  • there is no indication that it belongs to a ChatGPT Project,
  • the project name is not shown anywhere,
  • there is no way to navigate back to the project,
  • and the ChatGPT Project itself never appears in the sidebar.

This suggests that the conversation data is present and searchable, but the desktop UI is missing the ChatGPT Project navigation and project context.

For comparison:

  • Web: All ChatGPT Projects are visible and accessible.
  • iPhone app: All ChatGPT Projects are visible and accessible.
  • macOS app: ChatGPT Projects are missing from the sidebar, even though conversations from those projects can still be found through Search.

I have attached screenshots showing:

  • the About window (version 26.707.91948),
  • the sidebar displaying only Codex Workspaces,
  • and a conversation opened from Search that belongs to my ChatGPT Project "Checkout".

Please let me know if you need any additional information or if there is anything else I can test.