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The best ChatGPT Business plugins to turn on first.

Last updated · By Chris Tabb, founder · Sources checked November 13, 2026

ChatGPT now calls connectors “apps” and packages them in plugins. In ChatGPT Business many apps are enabled by default, and admins can change workspace access. Here are the ones in OpenAI’s own directory and help center, grouped by the job they do.
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§ 01

How to turn on a plugin

Admins manage which plugins are available in Admin Console → Plugins. For company-wide search across connected apps, see the Company Knowledge setup guide.

  1. Open Settings → Plugins and select the app or the plugin that includes it.
  2. Select Install plugin, then Connect, and sign in to the account that already has access to the data.
  3. Review the requested permissions. App permissions can be set to always ask, allow read actions, or allow low-risk actions.
  4. In a chat, mention the app with @ or choose it from the + menu.

§ The list

The list

How this list is ordered

Grouped by the job each app does, starting with the ones most teams connect first (files, then email and chat). Only apps that appear in OpenAI’s plugin directory or help center are listed. Availability depends on your plan, region, workspace and role.

No entry paid to be here, there are no affiliate links, and we don’t give scores or star ratings we haven’t measured.

Files and documents

  1. 01

    Google Drive

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Google Workspace companies that want ChatGPT to find and summarize files.

    • OpenAI’s example: find a project brief in Google Drive and summarize the next steps. OpenAI has a dedicated setup article for it.

    Sources: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory) · OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

  2. 02

    SharePoint

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Microsoft 365 companies whose documents live in SharePoint.

    • Listed in OpenAI’s provider setup articles; OpenAI’s Outlook example also pulls context from SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.

    Sources: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory) · OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

  3. 03

    Box

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Companies that store documents in Box.

    • OpenAI publishes a dedicated Box app setup article.

    Sources: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory) · OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

  4. 04

    Notion

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Teams that keep docs and wikis in Notion.

    • OpenAI publishes a dedicated Notion app setup article.

    Sources: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory) · OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

Email, calendar and chat

  1. 05

    Gmail and Google Calendar

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Meeting prep and inbox triage on Google Workspace.

    • OpenAI’s example: prep for today’s meetings using Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Drive. Event-triggered tasks can run on new Gmail messages.

    Sources: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory) · OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

  2. 06

    Outlook Email and Calendar

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Inbox triage and draft replies on Microsoft 365.

    • OpenAI’s example: prioritize today’s emails, check Teams and SharePoint for context, and add draft replies.

    Sources: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory) · OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

  3. 07

    Slack

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Turning channel conversations into updates.

    • OpenAI’s example: turn this week’s team conversations into a project update. Conversations can follow new Slack channel messages.

    Sources: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory) · OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

  4. 08

    Microsoft Teams

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Microsoft 365 companies that work in Teams.

    • OpenAI publishes a dedicated Microsoft Teams app setup article.

    Sources: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory) · OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

Code

  1. 09

    GitHub

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Engineering teams.

    • OpenAI’s example: get a pull request ready for review. Event-triggered tasks can run on GitHub pull request activity.

    Sources: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory) · OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

Sales, design and data

  1. 10

    HubSpot

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Sales teams on HubSpot.

    • OpenAI’s example: find five leads to follow up with this week and draft personalized emails in Gmail.

    Source: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory)

  2. 11

    Salesforce

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Sales teams on Salesforce.

    • OpenAI’s example: review deals closing this quarter, flag the biggest risks, and build an action plan.

    Source: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory)

  3. 12

    Canva

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Marketing teams that design in Canva.

    • OpenAI’s example: turn a launch brief in Google Drive into a branded presentation and three social posts.

    Source: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory)

  4. 13

    Figma

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Product and design teams.

    • OpenAI’s example: turn a product brief into a landing page design with desktop and mobile layouts.

    Source: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory)

  5. 14

    Snowflake and Databricks

    Plugin / connected app

    Best for: Data teams that want reports without writing SQL first.

    • OpenAI’s examples: a monthly revenue report from Snowflake, and customer-retention analysis from Databricks.

    Source: OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory)

§ FAQ

Questions we hear

What is the difference between an app and a plugin in ChatGPT?

OpenAI says an app connects ChatGPT to an external service, such as Google Drive or Slack. A plugin packages capabilities into a workflow and can include one or more apps, skills, or both.

Are apps on by default in ChatGPT Business?

OpenAI says many apps are enabled by default in ChatGPT Business, and administrators can change workspace access.

Does OpenAI train on data from connected apps?

For ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and Edu, OpenAI says it does not use information accessed from apps to train models by default.

Keep reading

Sources · checked November 13, 2026

  1. OpenAI Help Center: ChatGPT Business overview
  2. OpenAI: Plugins for business (directory)
  3. OpenAI Help Center: Connected apps in ChatGPT

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