ChatGPT Plugins

ChatGPT Plugins let ChatGPT Plus users connect the chatbot to third-party services such as Expedia, Wolfram and Zapier, so it could book, calculate or automate tasks from a chat. It was a general helper for writing, learning, planning and answering everyday questions. OpenAI closed the plugin store and new plugin chats on March 19, 2024, and existing plugin conversations stopped working on April 9, 2024. Custom GPTs with actions replaced them. Developers who built plugins should rebuild them as GPT actions or as tools for newer agent and connector systems. If you need something similar today, popular options include Custom GPTs with actions, ChatGPT connectors, Claude with MCP connectors. Lesson for users: always keep your own copies of important data when you rely on any AI service, because products can change owners or close with little notice.