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  "path": "/t/chatgpt-desktop-macos-1-2026-118-new-projects-open-directly-into-chat-and-hide-chats-sources-tabs/1381208#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T08:15:23.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Environment:\n\n  * ChatGPT Desktop\n  * Version: 1.2026.118 (1777682760)\n  * macOS Apple Silicon\n\n\n\nDescription:\nThere appears to be a regression in the Projects UI/navigation.\n\nWhen creating a new Project and opening it:\n\n  * the app immediately opens a chat view\n  * the usual Project tabs (“Chats”, “Sources”) are missing\n  * it is therefore impossible to:\n    * add Sources to the Project\n    * create/manage multiple chats inside the Project\n    * navigate through the Project normally\n\n\n\nBehavior differs between new and existing Projects:\n\n  * old/existing Projects still show the expected tabs initially\n  * however, once opening a chat inside an old Project, there is no visible way to navigate back to the Project home page\n  * the only workaround is selecting the Project again from the main left sidebar\n\n\n\nSteps to reproduce:\n\n  1. Open ChatGPT Desktop\n  2. Create a new Project\n  3. Open the Project\n  4. Observe that the Project opens directly into a chat\n  5. Observe that “Chats” and “Sources” tabs are missing\n\n\n\nAdditional repro:\n\n  1. Open an existing/older Project\n  2. Open one of its chats\n  3. Try navigating back to the Project home\n  4. Observe there is no back navigation/UI entry point\n\n\n\nExpected behavior:\n\n  * Projects should open on the normal Project home screen\n  * “Chats” and “Sources” tabs should always be visible\n  * users should be able to navigate back from a Project chat to the Project overview/home\n\n\n\nActual behavior:\n\n  * new Projects bypass the Project home UI entirely\n  * tabs are missing\n  * navigation back to Project home is unavailable\n\n\n\nFrequency:\n\n  * reproducible consistently\n\n\n\nTemporary workaround:\n\n  * re-select the Project from the main sidebar to return to the Project home\n\n",
  "title": "ChatGPT Desktop macOS 1.2026.118 — New Projects open directly into chat and hide “Chats / Sources” tabs"
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