GPTool gives you search, sorting, folders, and a keyboard-friendly launcher for ChatGPT Projects, while keeping your project organisation on your own machine.
I built GPTool because I had too many ChatGPT Projects and the sidebar had stopped being enough. It helps you search, sort, and organise your projects locally, without adding another account, another sync layer, or another place to work. It’s a small tool for getting back to the right project faster. Here’s how it works:
GPTool reads the ChatGPT Projects list from the page you already have open. It doesn’t create, edit, or delete anything inside ChatGPT. It simply keeps a local snapshot so your projects are easier to find from the extension.
Once GPTool has a local snapshot, you can organise your projects in a way that makes sense to you. Use folders, Unfiled projects, and project assignments without changing the project data inside ChatGPT.
Find the project you need without scrolling through the sidebar. Search by name or keyword, then sort your projects by latest, oldest, A–Z, or Z–A.
Privacy & Security
Right away, I noticed that my hands wanted keyboard navigation. So GPTool has it.
You can open the panel from the keyboard, move through the main controls predictably, see where focus is, and reach the menus without needing a mouse.
Accessibility is a project goal. The first pass is keyboard-first: predictable controls, visible focus, and a usable path through the extension without needing a mouse. We’ll see what needs tightening from there.
Quickly open GPTool from the always-available in-browser launcher or a keyboard shortcut. However you open it, the panel works the same way.
Folders, projects, disclosure controls, and row menus can all be reached from the keyboard. You can open, move, sort, and manage projects without needing to switch to the mouse.
For now, GPTool is focused on projects and organisation: finding things, sorting them, and putting them somewhere sensible.
Conversations aren’t in this first version because they need a different model. Projects already give most AI tools a useful organising unit; conversations probably need tags, better metadata, and more care before they become useful to browse at scale.
That also means the idea can travel. Claude has projects too. Gemini doesn’t, so it would need a different approach. Cross-chatbot organisation is possible, but the project layer comes first.
AI-driven features, like summaries or automatic organisation, could come later. But honestly, I’m still hoping the platforms fix the basics and make this tool unnecessary.
Install GPTool
Easiest
GPTool is available through the Chrome Web Store. This is the simplest install path for most users.
Go to Chrome Web StoreManual setup
You can also install GPTool locally from the project ZIP. This takes a few extra steps, but it gives you the source-based setup if you're really worried about security.
Before you start
3. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions.
4. Turn on Developer mode.
5. Click Load unpacked.
6. Open the unzipped GPTool folder and select the folder:src. (It contains the manifest file: manifest.json).
Then confirm GPTool is loaded and enabled.
7. Open ChatGPT, then click the GPTool icon in the top-right Chrome toolbar.
Tip: if you do not see the GPTool icon, click Chrome’s extensions puzzle icon and pin GPTool to your toolbar. Then open the manual for a quick walkthrough.