# ChatGPT

- Company: OpenAI
- Week: week of October 19, 2026 (2026-10-19)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/chatgpt
- Compare week by week: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=canvas&mode=time&portal=chatgpt&weeks=2026-10-19,2026-10-12&device=desktop

## Design analysis

This shows the desktop version of ChatGPT for the week of 2026-10-19, before scrolling. A sidebar takes up about a quarter of the screen width. A large blue picture below the message box stands out most on the screen. The main text is light enough against the dark background to meet a common accessibility guideline. Even the lightest text on the screen meets that guideline. The outline of the message box is faint, but the hint text inside it is easy to read. The message box sits in the middle, under the question "What's on the agenda today?" No note that it can make mistakes is visible on this screen. The Chat and Work items no longer appear in the top bar.

## Menu items

- Sidebar: an icon button (magnifier icon), an icon button (split rectangle icon), New chat, Images, Tasks, Library, Plugins, Codex, Explore
- Top bar: an icon button (circular arrows icon)
- Input area: Think

## Menu changes

Compared with the week of October 12, 2026:

- The Chat item no longer appears in the top bar.
- The Work item no longer appears in the top bar.

## How the ChatGPT UI changed

- [October 19, 2026](https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/chatgpt/2026-10-19) — Chat removed from the top bar; Work removed from the top bar
- [October 12, 2026](https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/chatgpt/2026-10-12) — More renamed to Explore; Upgrade removed from the top bar
- [October 5, 2026](https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/chatgpt/2026-10-05) — Scheduled renamed to Tasks

## Screenshots

- Desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/chatgpt.local.png?v=1792783715166
- Mobile: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/chatgpt.mobile.local.png?v=1792783715166

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