# 'Edit message' button in ChatGPT is missing **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs\ **Created:** [February 15, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919 "2025-02-15T05:18:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fonzgarcia76](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/fonzgarcia76/32/552579_2.png) [@fonzgarcia76](https://community.openai.com/u/fonzgarcia76)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/1 "2025-02-15T05:18:52Z")
All of a sudden that little pencil icon that used to show up that would let me edit is just gone. I don’t know what happened to it Edited by moderator: Several community members have suggested workarounds to deal with the current situation. You can find one particularly interesting suggestion linked as ‘solution’ below. ---
**Author:** ![Cira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/cira/32/566392_2.png) [@Cira](https://community.openai.com/u/Cira)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/2 "2025-02-15T05:44:23Z")
Same here. I‘ve been trying to use the app instead but it just posts a new message instead of editing the post. So, no alternative at all. I guess they probably made some change that messed up the edit function. Again. _sigh_ Hope they‘ll solve it soon. ---
**Author:** ![356](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/356/32/553870_2.png) [@356](https://community.openai.com/u/356)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/3 "2025-02-15T05:50:28Z")
Welcome to forums! I am too seeing this new problem. Hopefully they are just testing some UIs and will be fixed soon! ---
**Author:** ![aihornmac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@aihornmac](https://community.openai.com/u/aihornmac)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 5:51am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/4 "2025-02-15T05:51:29Z")
Yeah kinda need this feature. I was just working with it and all the sudden it’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![356](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/356/32/553870_2.png) [@356](https://community.openai.com/u/356)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/5 "2025-02-15T05:53:59Z")
Welcome fellow user! I am wishing they wouldn’t do their AB testing on such key features. Maybe they are thinking if it is being the first message we should just be starting a new chat instead of be doing editing of first message? ---
**Author:** ![blackwidow4life23](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/blackwidow4life23/32/552610_2.png) [@blackwidow4life23](https://community.openai.com/u/blackwidow4life23)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/6 "2025-02-15T06:29:17Z")
So I’m not going crazy! Thank goodness it isn’t just me! Editing still works on the mobile but I don’t like to use it because you can’t shuffle back to the original message, at least that I’m aware of. Anyone know of a way? ---
**Author:** ![christysimyanlin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/christysimyanlin/32/454071_2.png) [@christysimyanlin](https://community.openai.com/u/christysimyanlin)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/7 "2025-02-15T07:38:03Z")
I cannot Editing message too how long do you think it will come back ---
**Author:** ![anandhitakanaya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/anandhitakanaya/32/552544_2.png) [@anandhitakanaya](https://community.openai.com/u/anandhitakanaya)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/8 "2025-02-15T07:41:44Z")
Me too! On mobile and PC I can’t edit my prompts, and that feature is very important to me. ---
**Author:** ![blackwidow4life23](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/blackwidow4life23/32/552610_2.png) [@blackwidow4life23](https://community.openai.com/u/blackwidow4life23)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/9 "2025-02-15T07:48:33Z")
No clue unfortunately. Hang in there mate! ---
**Author:** ![zekroide](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/zekroide/32/552653_2.png) [@zekroide](https://community.openai.com/u/zekroide)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/10 "2025-02-15T08:02:36Z")
Is there an ETA for it to come back or they just erased it? ---
**Author:** ![g10515002](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/g10515002/32/552663_2.png) [@g10515002](https://community.openai.com/u/g10515002)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/11 "2025-02-15T08:05:51Z")
I can’t either. It is a trouble situation for me. ---
**Author:** ![LazyMoogle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/lazymoogle/32/552426_2.png) [@LazyMoogle](https://community.openai.com/u/LazyMoogle)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/12 "2025-02-15T08:06:44Z")
> [@zekroide](#): > > or they just erased it? Probably just a bug. I doubt they removed the edit function. ---
**Author:** ![brendachadwick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/brendachadwick/32/511502_2.png) [@brendachadwick](https://community.openai.com/u/brendachadwick)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/13 "2025-02-15T08:21:18Z")
This is probably a new feature launched. Look at all these reply, all made within 3 hour range. And I got this ‘update’ about 5 hours ago. So it must be something they only JUST managed to mess up. _(reminds me of **cough, cough** c.ai)_ ---
**Author:** ![Rexiebexi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/rexiebexi/32/552675_2.png) [@Rexiebexi](https://community.openai.com/u/Rexiebexi)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/14 "2025-02-15T08:25:39Z")
Me too😭 I can’t edit AND THAT FEATURE is why I use chat gpt over other ai apps. I’m hoping they won’t make it a premium feature to grab money, if they do the only result will be that their app and website loses a ton of people ---
**Author:** ![zekroide](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/zekroide/32/552653_2.png) [@zekroide](https://community.openai.com/u/zekroide)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/15 "2025-02-15T08:29:46Z")
right, Its easier, faster and more precise change a few words to get that output wanted… or maybe you got to a branch of something and didn’t like that, you can just go up and change the message 😭 ---
**Author:** ![nyx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/nyx/32/552679_2.png) [@nyx](https://community.openai.com/u/nyx)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/16 "2025-02-15T08:34:18Z")
They really should’ve done this on a test site. ---
**Author:** ![leonbaylon687](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/leonbaylon687/32/449508_2.png) [@leonbaylon687](https://community.openai.com/u/leonbaylon687)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 8:37am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/17 "2025-02-15T08:37:38Z")
Same , the edit aka pencil icon is gone now too. In addition to the repeat button . Hopefully, OpenAI can fix those problems fast . And not to make the edit and repeat features premium . Sicne it helps me and other users a lot compare to other AI platforms. ---
**Author:** ![DrVeryVeryEvil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/drveryveryevil/32/476417_2.png) [@DrVeryVeryEvil](https://community.openai.com/u/DrVeryVeryEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/18 "2025-02-15T09:34:13Z")
Same here. Thought I hit the chat size limit but no. Gone in every new chat with every model as well. ---
**Author:** ![void.bugg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/void.bugg/32/552696_2.png) [@void.bugg](https://community.openai.com/u/void.bugg)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/19 "2025-02-15T09:34:19Z")
sadly i reloaded my tab and lost it… it really sucks, if they remove any feature it shouldn’t be the editing one ---
**Author:** ![knutkj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/knutkj/32/552709_2.png) [@knutkj](https://community.openai.com/u/knutkj)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919/21 "2025-02-15T10:03:52Z")
I have the same issue. This feature is completely essential. Super unfortunate that this happened now. I am working on a blog post and I am basically prevented from being able to continue working on it since when the answer from ChatGPT is off, I have to ask again and then it completely explodes my chat with irrelevant information, which then in turn completely confuses the AI. I need the edit button back now! I have the payed version, and IMO it is super expensive, so this is not something that I would take lightly on. In my opinion this is a severity 0 escalation and they should have an engineer on this ASAP! **Update:** I found a workaround. You can make the message tools visible using the browser developer tools. Right click the message you want to edit and make the tools visible by unticking the hidden CSS rule: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/4/f/e/4fec63db399120994e6d0d255b90e47ce6934181.png) [Next page](https://community.openai.com/t/edit-message-button-in-chatgpt-is-missing/1120919.md?page=2)