"Submit a question or request to ChatGPT, and the AI will typically search its own database or turn to the web to find the answer. But what if you'd like to use a specific service to dig up more relevant information that you can act upon? Now, you can do just that, courtesy of OpenAI's latest third-party app integration. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, ZDNET's parent company, filed an April 2025 lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)"
"Unveiled on Monday by OpenAI, the latest capability turns ChatGPT into its own app platform. By prefacing your request with the name of a supported third-party app, you can chat with it directly. ChatGPT may also suggest adding an external app to the conversation if the topic lends itself that way. The app can even spice things up with visuals you can interact with."
""The magic of this new generation of apps in ChatGPT is how they blend familiar interactive elements -- like maps, playlists and presentations -- with new ways of interacting through conversation," OpenAI said in its Monday blog post. "You can start with an outline and ask Canva to transform it into a slide deck, or take a course with Coursera and ask ChatGPT to elaborate on something in the video as you watch.""
ChatGPT now functions as an app platform that enables direct interaction with supported third-party services by naming the app in a request. ChatGPT can suggest adding an external app when a topic fits and can present interactive visuals such as maps, playlists, and presentations. Supported integrations include Booking.com, Coursera, Expedia, and Canva, which can transform outlines into slide decks or elaborate on video course content. The app integration is available to users outside the EU on free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans. The integrations are accessible via the ChatGPT website and desktop and mobile apps.
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