# OpenAI Adds Appshots to ChatGPT on Windows

The feature pulls context directly from open desktop applications into ChatGPT to assist with debugging, recreating interfaces, and extracting data.

- Eliminates manual copying and pasting when sharing active application states with ChatGPT

## Why it matters

Windows users can now pass live application context directly to ChatGPT without taking manual screenshots or copying snippets.

## Sources

- [OpenAI: OpenAI Adds Appshots to ChatGPT on Windows](https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2100726653366534560)

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Summarized by dstilled on 2026-09-17. https://dstilled.ai/story/a7a9fd54-76b9-4311-bef3-ee3e2fd6a875