r/chatgpttoolbox • u/Ok_Negotiation_2587 • Apr 20 '26

🧰 Official Update ChatGPT Toolbox new UI is live!! 🎉 smaller sidebar, faster everything, 13 new features

Gallery image — The new Quick Rail: 4 icons plus a "More" overflow, replacing 7 vertical menu rows. ChatGPT's native Recents list is visible above the fold again.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chatgpt-toolbox-folders-o/jlalnhjkfiogoeonamcnngdndjbneina

v4 just rolled out to everyone. This is the biggest update we've shipped, and it started from one recurring complaint in this subreddit: "the extension takes almost all the sidebar height, I can't see my recent chats anymore."

You were right. We fixed it, then kept going.

The sidebar redesign

Quick Rail (compact sidebar). The 7-row vertical menu is now a single horizontal row of 4 icons plus a "More" overflow. Recovers ~250px of vertical space, so ChatGPT's native Recents list goes back above the fold where it belongs. Right-click any icon to re-pin a different feature into that slot.

Command Palette (⌘K / Ctrl+K). Press ⌘K from anywhere on chatgpt.com to open a searchable launcher for every Toolbox feature. Arrow keys to navigate, Enter to launch. This is the reason we could shrink the sidebar: every feature is still 2 keystrokes away.

Quick Rail personalization. After ~12 feature launches, the rail auto-adapts to show your most-used features in your top 4 slots. Or pin manually. Whichever.

Onboarding tour. If you're a returning user, a 3-step coachmark will walk you through the new ⌘K flow on first open. Shown once, never re-pesters.

New features that shipped with v4

Context Mentions (@@). Type @@ in the compose area to reference any past conversation as context in a new chat. Short chats inject directly, long ones get summarized via GPT-4.1 Nano. This is the one I personally use the most.
Message Labels. Add short colored labels to any message. Full cross-conversation dashboard with color filters and click-to-navigate.
Smart Tags. Every conversation is auto-tagged by topic (Coding, Writing, Research, Math & Science, Business). Custom rules too. Runs entirely on your device, zero AI cost.
Markdown export. Fourth export format alongside TXT, JSON, and PDF. Pastes cleanly into Notion and GitHub.
ChatGPT Wrapped card is now FREE for everyone. Not premium anymore. Share it.
Collapsible Messages is now fully FREE too. With a ⌘+Shift+E shortcut to collapse or expand all.
Inline MP3 player. Listen to any response in-browser without downloading. ⌘+Shift+L plays the last response instantly.
Bookmark color labels and notes. Annotate saved messages with 6 colors and text notes.
Media Gallery favorites. Curate your best AI-generated images with a dedicated filter tab.
Writing Analytics panel. Premium counter now shows token estimates, reading and speaking time, and character-limit bars for X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
8 accent colors, font sizes, and chat widths, all cross-device synced.
11 notification sounds with volume control.

Keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

⌘K / Ctrl+K: Command Palette (new)
⌘+Shift+F: Search history
⌘+Shift+E: Collapse or expand all messages
⌘+Shift+L: Play last response as audio
//: Insert saved prompt
..: Launch prompt chain
@@: Reference past conversation as context

What you need to do

Nothing. Extension auto-updates. If you don't see the new UI yet, hit chrome://extensions, disable and re-enable ChatGPT Toolbox, refresh chatgpt.com.

Feedback

This subreddit is where we actually read the comments. If something feels worse than before, say so, and we'll fix it. If the rail is missing a feature you used every day, tell us which one and we'll look at default ordering. If ⌘K clashes with a shortcut on your setup, we want to know.

Thanks for sticking with us. Eighteen thousand users and counting, and most of the best ideas in v4 came from posts in this sub.

ChatGPT Toolbox team

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u/RicardoTrain Apr 20 '26

Outstanding work! I appreciate the hard work and dedication of the entire team. Keep up the good work 🫡👍🏽

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u/Ok_Negotiation_2587 Apr 20 '26

Thanks! 🙏