OpenAI has opened submissions for ChatGPT apps, marking a major step toward building a full platform where third-party developers can expand the chatbot’s capabilities.
🔸 Apps are integrations that add actions and context directly in chat from ordering products to turning sketches into presentations or finding apartments, all without leaving ChatGPT.
🔸 For developers, OpenAI released a beta Apps SDK, an open-source UI component library, and detailed submission guidelines. Apps can be submitted via the OpenAI Developer Platform, with moderation status tracked. First approved apps are expected early next year.
🔸 Monetization: Initially, developers can redirect users to external sites for physical goods; support for digital products and in-app monetization is planned later.
OpenAI is clearly aiming to make ChatGPT a full ecosystem, following a path similar to Apple’s App Store.