Add Scrollbar to Project Folders Panel for Better Navigation

I’ve built up a large collection of project folders in ChatGPT, but neither the desktop app nor the web interface provides a visible scrollbar or any clear way to navigate when the list grows beyond the viewport. Right now, I have to guess where unlisted chats might be, and there’s no way to jump to older projects without manually dragging or resizing the window.

Current behavior:

Project folders list expands indefinitely without a scroll indicator.

No draggable scrollbar, pagination, or “load more” button.

Difficult to locate or jump to chats beyond the initial visible set.

Expected behavior:

A persistent vertical scrollbar in the folder panel.

Optional infinite scrolling with a clear position indicator.

Keyboard shortcuts or search/filter to jump between folders.

Benefit:
Adding these navigation aids would make it far easier to manage dozens or hundreds of chat folders, improving workflow and reducing frustration when organizing or revisiting past projects.

Suggested solution:
Implement a native CSS/HTML scrollbar (or custom styled scrollbar) in the folder sidebar, or introduce virtual scrolling/pagination to keep performance smooth while giving users clear feedback about their position in the list.

Yes, this needs to be implemented, please!

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Wow, I’m glad someone agrees, I thought I was the only one with this problem here.

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If anyone needs it, I created this extension that adds the scrollbar, github dougdotcon chatgpt-scrollbar

Awesome, thank you! It looks like they added a scroll bar sometime this week.