# Feature Request: Optional Timestamps in Chat and Sidebar

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-optional-timestamps-in-chat-and-sidebar/1236594>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Tags:** chatgpt\
**Created:** [April 21, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-optional-timestamps-in-chat-and-sidebar/1236594 "2025-04-21T16:52:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-optional-timestamps-in-chat-and-sidebar/1236594/1 "2025-04-21T16:52:50Z")

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Adding an optional feature to display full date and time stamps on individual chat messages and alongside each chat title in the sidebar would help users track conversations chronologically and easily identify when each session took place—especially useful for chats that span long periods of time.