Is ShareGPT Still Available, and What Should You Use Instead?

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No — ShareGPT is no longer a tool you should plan to use. The site itself now states: "ShareGPT is deprecated. Please use OpenAI's built-in sharing instead." The same notice thanks users who shared over 438,000 conversations through the extension. So if you arrived looking for a one-click way to publish a ChatGPT conversation, the practical answer is to use ChatGPT's own sharing feature rather than installing or relying on ShareGPT.

What the deprecation notice actually tells you

The message on sharegpt.com is short and specific, which makes it easy to act on:

  • Status: deprecated — the project is retired, not merely paused or rebranded.
  • Recommended replacement: OpenAI's built-in sharing.
  • Historical scale: more than 438,000 conversations were shared through it before retirement.

What the notice does not say matters too. It gives no migration instructions, no statement about whether previously created ShareGPT links still resolve, and no timeline. If you have old ShareGPT links embedded in documents, posts, or messages, treat their availability as unconfirmed and verify each one before depending on it.

Why the built-in option replaced it

ShareGPT worked as a Chrome extension layered on top of ChatGPT: you had a conversation open, clicked the extension, and it produced a shareable page. That approach depended on a third-party service staying online and on the ChatGPT interface continuing to expose what the extension needed.

OpenAI's built-in sharing moves that function inside the product. For most people the trade is straightforward — one less extension to install and maintain, and sharing handled by the same service that hosts the conversation. The cost is that you no longer control the sharing experience independently of ChatGPT's own interface and settings.

How to share a conversation now

The general workflow, using ChatGPT's own interface:

  1. Open the conversation you want to share in ChatGPT.
  2. Use the share option in that conversation's interface to generate a link.
  3. Copy the link and send it to whoever needs it.
  4. Check how the link behaves for a recipient — in particular whether it is publicly viewable or restricted — before posting it somewhere permanent.

The expected result is a URL that opens the conversation for someone without access to your account. The exact menu location and the available visibility settings change as ChatGPT's interface evolves, so confirm them in your own session rather than following a fixed set of clicks.

Common snags to watch for:

  • Visibility defaults. A link that works for you may be more or less open than you assume. Verify from a logged-out browser before sharing widely.
  • Deleted or edited conversations. If you later delete or substantially edit the conversation, the shared link may stop showing what you originally sent.
  • Old ShareGPT links. These are the ones most likely to have broken. If a link matters, open it now and keep a local copy of the content.

If you still have ShareGPT links or content

The deprecation notice doesn't promise anything about existing shares, so the safe move is to assume they may not last:

  • Open each link you care about and save the conversation text somewhere you control.
  • Replace ShareGPT links in published material with either a built-in ChatGPT share link or an archived copy.
  • Don't build new workflows that assume ShareGPT will respond.

Bottom line

ShareGPT is deprecated and its own site points users to OpenAI's built-in sharing. Use ChatGPT's native share feature for new shares, and treat any existing ShareGPT links as unverified until you've checked them and saved the content you need.