Subject: Feature Request — Customizable Sorting and Manual Reordering for ChatGPT Projects
Hello OpenAI Product Team,
I would like to kindly request the introduction of customizable sorting and manual reordering (drag-and-drop) features for ChatGPT Projects.
Currently, project ordering is difficult to customize, and alphabetical or numerical naming prefixes do not reliably change the display order. This makes navigation increasingly inefficient as the number of projects grows.
Proposed improvements:
- Alphabetical sorting: A–Z and Z–A.
- Chronological sorting: By creation date or most recent activity, ascending or descending.
- Manual reordering: Drag-and-drop functionality.
- Pinned projects: Independent sorting and manual reordering.
- Persistent preferences: Save the selected order across sessions and devices.
- In-project organization: Apply similar sorting options to conversations within each project.
This is a recurring, well-documented request, raised across multiple platforms since at least December 2024.
Related feedback has appeared on the OpenAI Developer Community, Reddit, GitHub, and X (formerly Twitter).
In April 2026, an account identified as OpenAI Support explicitly acknowledged that this issue “comes up a lot” and represents “pretty consistent feedback across the community.”
This sustained feedback highlights a shared usability concern, particularly for users managing numerous projects and long-term knowledge workflows.
Could you please consider these improvements for a future update and clarify whether they are currently under evaluation or included in any publicly shareable product plans?
Thank you very much for your time, consideration, and continuous dedication to improving ChatGPT.
Warm regards,
António Guerreiro Silva