ChatGPT launches an app store, lets developers know it’s open for business

App builders seeking to launch their applications in ChatGPT can now submit them for assessment and potential publication, OpenAI mentioned Wednesday. The corporate additionally launched a brand new app listing inside Chat’s instruments menu that has swiftly been dubbed an “app retailer.” 

In October, the corporate introduced the arrival of apps in its chatbot, explaining that the transfer would convey a broader suite of capabilities to ChatGPT customers. Main platforms — together with Expedia, Spotify, Zillow, and Canva — introduced integrations that will enable customers to entry their providers instantly from Chat conversations. Now, the corporate is opening up the sector to a broader array of gamers.

“Apps lengthen ChatGPT conversations by bringing in new context and letting customers take actions like order groceries, flip a top level view right into a slide deck, or seek for an residence,” the corporate mentioned Wednesday.

OpenAI’s Apps SDK, which continues to be in beta, at the moment offers a toolkit for builders seeking to create new experiences for ChatGPT customers. As soon as builders are prepared, they’ll submit their apps to the corporate’s OpenAI Developer platform, the place they are going to have the ability to monitor its approval standing, the corporate mentioned. Numerous authorised apps will begin launching inside Chat within the coming 12 months, it added. 

This can be a huge step for OpenAI towards increasing the app ecosystem inside Chat and, on the identical time, giving customers extra causes to make use of the app and keep on it.