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Improve ChatGPT UI: Collapsible Projects + Bulk Conversation Management

OpenAI Developer Community April 4, 2026
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I’d like to suggest two UI/UX improvements that would significantly improve usability, especially for users managing many conversations and projects.

1. Collapsible Projects (Folders)

Problem: When there are many projects, the sidebar becomes cluttered and difficult to navigate.

Proposed solution: Introduce expand/collapse functionality for projects using arrow toggles.

Details:

  • Each project has a toggle ( / ▼)
  • Conversations inside are hidden until expanded
  • State is remembered (persisted across sessions)

Benefit: Cleaner interface, easier navigation, and better scalability for power users.

2. Bulk Selection & Deletion of Conversations

Problem: Deleting conversations one by one is slow and inefficient.

Proposed solution: Add multi-select mode with checkboxes.

Details:

  • Ability to select multiple conversations
  • Actions: delete / archive
  • Support for shift-click and “select all”

Benefit: Saves time and makes conversation management much more efficient.

These features are standard in many apps (e.g. email, file managers) and would greatly improve ChatGPT usability.

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