# macOS app bug - can't select model type in projects

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/macos-app-bug-cant-select-model-type-in-projects/1240315>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Tags:** macos\
**Created:** [April 24, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/macos-app-bug-cant-select-model-type-in-projects/1240315 "2025-04-24T09:26:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![2xAA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/2xaa/32/619599_2.png) [@2xAA](https://community.openai.com/u/2xAA)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/macos-app-bug-cant-select-model-type-in-projects/1240315/1 "2025-04-24T09:26:25Z")

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This makes using ChatGPT for code editing more difficult as macOS users are forced to use the standard model.

 ![Screenshot 2025-04-24 at 10.25.07](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/2/c/4/2c4f500626732ca9f7e83fa62ad7a2a1180a362f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![bogdan.korenkov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@bogdan.korenkov](https://community.openai.com/u/bogdan.korenkov)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/macos-app-bug-cant-select-model-type-in-projects/1240315/2 "2025-10-28T07:13:11Z")

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Hello. Did you find a solution?

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**Author:** ![anna.z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@anna.z](https://community.openai.com/u/anna.z)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/macos-app-bug-cant-select-model-type-in-projects/1240315/3 "2025-12-09T10:03:30Z")

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OpenAI please have a look into this, the MacOS app is borderline useless for paying users with this bug.

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**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 12:24am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/macos-app-bug-cant-select-model-type-in-projects/1240315/4 "2025-12-10T00:24:47Z")

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It doesn't look like we currently support selecting your model within Projects within the macOS app. I've passed this along to the Projects team. Thank you all for your feedback!

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**Author:** ![curiousJP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@curiousJP](https://community.openai.com/u/curiousJP)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/macos-app-bug-cant-select-model-type-in-projects/1240315/5 "2026-02-03T21:40:33Z")

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Hello from the future of Feb 2026: this is still a problem! The MacOS client still lacks this very basic functionality that is present in the browser version!

When I look at a project chat, the UI has no indication of what model I am talking to. And when I try to use the “model picker” to select the thinking model, it just opens a brand new context window (that is not part of the current project)

“Borderline useless” indeed. I’m amazed this has been an issue for so long. But I suppose that I shouldn’t be surprised that the MacOS client has been functionally abandoned now that OpenAI is probably more focused on supporting Atlas.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/8/f/8/8f8d8d99efaf42a9f22a67c9655465f6a6ae71bf.png)