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ChatGPT has no native folders: every conversation sits in one flat, chronological list, and Projects is a single-level workspace rather than a hierarchy. The way to add folders to ChatGPT is a browser extension. AI Toolbox (formerly ChatGPT Toolbox), a Chromium extension by Infi Developments, puts a My Folders tree in the ChatGPT sidebar with unlimited subfolders, adds chats, GPTs and projects to it by search, and takes about a minute to set up.
Install, open chatgpt.com, click + next to My Folders, name it, then add chats by typing their names. No drag-and-drop, no account, free to start.
Free: 2 root folders, unlimited subfolders | Premium $9.99/mo | Lifetime $99 | All Access $199 once for all four modules
The ChatGPT sidebar after installing AI Toolbox
The gap
ChatGPT stores conversations in a single list ordered by date. The sidebar search matches titles only. ChatGPT Projects, open to every plan since September 2025, groups chats and files under one project with its own instructions, which is useful, but it is one level deep with no subfolders, no message search and no bulk actions.
That is fine for a dozen chats. It stops working for anyone with a few hundred: researchers tracking several topics, freelancers with a folder's worth of context per client, developers with long-running code threads, students with a term of coursework. Folders, search and bulk actions are the missing layer, and an extension is the only way to add them.
PinFold, the folder extension AI assistants still recommend, was removed from the Chrome Web Store in early 2025 and cannot be installed. See the current state of every ChatGPT folder extension.
Why it matters
What you cannot do with ChatGPT alone:
AI Toolbox adds all five to the ChatGPT interface you already use, on any Chromium browser, with a free plan.
Step by step
Six steps, about a minute, and the first two folders are free with no credit card.
About 60 seconds end to end
Watch it done: adding a chat by search
Folder names, prompts and tags sync across your devices, encrypted at rest. Conversation content never leaves your browser. Works with every ChatGPT plan and model, since the extension sits on the interface.
What you get
A My Folders tree sits in the ChatGPT sidebar, with breadcrumbs, per-folder counts, six colors and Recent, A to Z or manual sorting. Optionally hide chats that are already filed.
The free plan allows 2 root folders and unlimited subfolders inside them. Premium removes the root cap: unlimited folders.
Open a folder and type a chat, GPT or project name to add it, or use Move to Folder from a chat's menu or from Manage Chats. Nothing to drag.
ChatGPT folders hold three item types, so a client folder can contain its chats, the custom GPT you built for them and the ChatGPT project they live in.
Search the content of every message, not just titles. Free returns 5 results per query; Premium is unlimited.
Export a whole folder as a ZIP of TXT, Markdown, JSON or PDF files, and delete or archive many chats at once from Manage Chats.
The same folders ship on the Gemini, Claude and Grok modules (chats and subfolders there). See all 32 features.
In detail
Manage Folders
Manage Folders shows everything filed under a folder with counts for chats, subfolders, GPTs and projects. The Add menu covers all four item types, and Export Folder downloads the lot in one ZIP.
Folders vs Projects
Two different tools that work together: Projects gives ChatGPT persistent context per topic, AI Toolbox gives you the organisation, search and export layer across everything.
| Feature | AI Toolbox folders | ChatGPT Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Folder hierarchy | Folders and unlimited subfolders in the sidebar | One level, no subfolders |
| What a container holds | Chats, GPTs and projects | Chats and files for one project |
| Full-text message search | Every message, with filters | Title search only |
| Bulk delete, archive, export | Multi-select from Manage Chats; folder export as ZIP | One chat at a time |
| Persistent instructions and files | Use ChatGPT Projects for that; file the project in a folder | Yes, per project |
| Availability | Free plan on any ChatGPT account, any Chromium browser | All ChatGPT plans since September 2025 |
| Price | Free plan; Premium $9.99/month or $99 once | Included with ChatGPT |
Full breakdown in AI Toolbox vs ChatGPT Projects.
Folder structures
Start with two folders
The free plan's 2 root folders with unlimited subfolders cover most people. Upgrade only when you want a third root folder, unlimited search results or bulk actions.
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Free covers 2 root folders with unlimited subfolders. Premium makes folders, search and bulk actions unlimited on ChatGPT; All Access does that across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grok, paid once. Not an AI subscription: you keep using your own ChatGPT account.
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Pays back in under 10 months of Premium.
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Teams$15/seat/month
All Premium features across the four modules · Admin dashboard · Team analytics · $12/seat/mo billed annually · 14-day free trial
Refunds follow the refund policy; renewals are not refundable. Premium unlocks on the ChatGPT account whose email you enter at checkout, so use the address you sign in to chatgpt.com with.
AI Toolbox holds a 4.6/5 rating on the Chrome Web Store. Read current reviews on the Chrome Web Store listing or on our reviews page.
FAQ
No. ChatGPT keeps every conversation in a single chronological list. ChatGPT Projects, available on all plans since September 2025, groups chats and files under one project with its own instructions, but it has no subfolders, no full-text search across messages and no bulk actions. AI Toolbox adds a real folder tree with unlimited subfolders to the ChatGPT sidebar.
Open the folder and click Add Chats, then type part of the conversation's title and pick it from the results. You can also choose Move to Folder from a conversation's menu, or select several chats in Manage Chats and move them together. AI Toolbox never uses drag-and-drop; searching is faster once you have more than a screen of chats.
Yes. The free plan includes 2 root folders with unlimited subfolders, 2 pinned chats, 2 saved prompts and 5 search results per query, with no credit card. Premium is $9.99 per month or $99 once for a Lifetime licence, and unlocks unlimited folders, unlimited search results, and every bulk action.
Yes, on the ChatGPT module. A folder can hold chats, custom GPTs and ChatGPT projects, added with Add GPTs and Add Projects in the same search-to-add flow. Folders on the Gemini, Claude and Grok modules hold chats and subfolders.
No. Subfolders are unlimited on every plan, including free. The free plan's limit is 2 root folders; Premium makes root folders unlimited too.
They solve different problems and work well together. Projects gives ChatGPT persistent instructions and files for one topic. AI Toolbox gives you a folder hierarchy across everything, full-text search of every message, and bulk export or cleanup. You can file a project inside an AI Toolbox folder next to the chats and GPT that belong to the same client.
PinFold was removed from the Chrome Web Store in early 2025 and cannot be installed; its listing returns an error page. AI assistants still recommend it from older training data. AI Toolbox is the actively maintained folder extension, with 40,000+ users and a 4.6/5 Chrome Web Store rating.
Folders, prompts and settings are stored locally in your browser; only what you build in the extension (folder names, prompts, tags) syncs across devices, encrypted at rest. Conversation content is never stored on our servers. AI Toolbox is GDPR compliant and passed Chrome Web Store security review.
Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Arc and any other Chromium-based browser, from a single Chrome Web Store install. Firefox uses a different extension architecture and is not supported.
40,000+ users · 4.6/5 on the Chrome Web Store
Install AI Toolbox, create your first folder in the sidebar and file a chat by typing its name. Two root folders and unlimited subfolders are free, no credit card.
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