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OpenAI attempts to clarify ChatGPT Work's cloud and desktop behavior: web/mobile work runs in the cloud, desktop can use local files with permission, but at launch cloud conversations are not visible in desktop. From Simon Willison's blog.

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10th July 2026

[...] Work on web and mobile runs in the cloud. Work in the desktop app can also use local files and desktop apps with your permission. At launch, cloud Work conversations do not appear in desktop Work; desktop Work threads and local files remain on that computer.

— OpenAI, trying (unsuccessfully) to clarify ChatGPT Work

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Key points

  • Web and mobile ChatGPT Work conversations run in the cloud.
  • Desktop app can access local files and apps with permission.
  • At launch, cloud and desktop conversations are separate.
  • OpenAI's clarification may not fully resolve user confusion.

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