NOTE: OpenAI has phased out Custom GPTs to focus more on Workspace Agents. We’re leaving this page up for the time being for archival purposes, but will take it down in Fall 2026.

GPT Store in ChaGPT
Browse thousands of tools developers have created

Journalist’s Toolbox Custom GPT
Looking for tips and tools? Use this Custom GPT, which is trained on JournalistsToolbox.ai resources.

Whimsical Diagrams
A custom GPT that explains and visualizes concepts with flowcharts, mindmaps and sequence diagrams.

Midjourney Prompter
Build Midjourney image prompts

Data Analyst
ChatGPT’s app for visualizing and analyzing data.

Data Analysis Buddy Custom GPT
Use to assess a dataset, the present the information visually.

Bookmark these Custom GPTs
AI and automation: An updated guide to using LLMs for local news, Center for Cooperative Media (2024), by Joe Amditis

Newsroom Ally CustomGPT
This tool in ChatGPT can be used for for evaluating pitches, refining stories, and matching publication tone. Brainstorm story ideas, evaluate a lead or a PR pitch, etc. Best used in ChatGPT 4.1.

GPT Architecture
If you are building a Custom GPT and need help phrasing the tool’s developer instructions, write a prompt in this tool and it will guide you through it.

Ye Old Tool Making Jig
Similar to GPT Architecture, this tool from Kris Krug will walk you through developing your GPT’s instructions. Just write a prompt and answer some follow-up questions about what you want.

ChatGPT Privacy Settings
You can tell ChatGPT not to train its model on the data you upload

Sora Prompt Optimizer
Example: Help me create a prompt for …

Video Prompt Creator
Good for Sora prompts. Example: I need a video of …

ResearchGPT
Research more than 200 million academic papers 

Alt Text Hero
Create alt text for text-heavy images by uploading them and prompting, among many other tasks

List of Useful Custom GPTs

DesignerGPT
Creates and hosts websites

Local News Audience Assistant
A custom GPT that compiles case studies, best practices, Q&As, tip sheets, audio and video recordings and more around audience development from journalism support organizations.  There are so many excellent online resources on how journalists can experiment with growing their audiences in new ways, or utilize best practices from other news organizations. But often, finding the exact resource you’re looking for can be challenging. We started with resources from 2018-onward that fell into four primary categories:  How do I grow my social media presence? How do I build or grow my event strategy? How can I reach and build trust with new audiences? How do I grow my newsletter?

Video: ChatGPT for Data Analytics
A one-hour, basic video tutorial on how to use the ChatGPT Data Analysis tool

Mind Map Generator Custom GPT

Hook Generator GPT
Use AI for Twitter thread creation

COA Beat Assistant
Filipino journalist Jaemark Tordecilla created a custom GPT to analyze documents from the Commission on Audit (COA) for investigtative journalists in his country.

Data Analysis
Analyze and visualize data

Prompt Engineer GPT

Social Listening GPT
A ChatGPT custom GPT to gain insights into audience sentiments and trends. Gain deep insights into audience sentiments and trends with AI-driven social listening. Optimize your brand strategy with actionable data analysis and tailored recommendations

Data Visualization Expert
Build basic interactive charts by uploading or cutting/pasting data into the custom GPT

CustomGPT.ai: Custom GPT for Journalism
Create chatbots and more

Custom GPTs for Local News Publishers
Excellent starter guide from Joe Amditis

Fact-Checking ChatGPT Custom GPT
Checking facts in your text, providing quotes from reliable sources

Copy Editor Bot – CE 101
A custom GPT that lets you paste in copy to get editing suggestions. 

Legal Eye
A custom GPT that helps with research, sourcing and writing. May struggle a bit with sourcing as it learns and improves.

Improve my Writing,
Writing and editing GPT that’s good with grammar and sentence structure.

Video Maker by Lucas AI
Good with script creation and making videos, particularly converting text into videos. 

Best Custom GPTs
A list of thousands of them 

Creative Twitter Search Guide
A GPT in ChatGPT

GPT Studio
Browser plug-in that gives you analytics for custom GPTs

Grimoire
Coding assistant

Covering Communities of Color Chatbot
A custom GPT that overs style advice.

PDF Insight
Generates “insights and summaries of PDF documents uploaded by users.”

Ad Copy Generator
Create high-converting ad copies like a digital marketing expert with this Custom GPT

Chipp
Build a custom ChatGPT without code and monetize it on your website

Photo Filters
A custom GPT that applies styles from one photo to another

Chat Ur Data GPT
Boost productivity and unlock data insights with AI-driven assistance

Visla Video Maker GPT
Video maker GPT to create videos. Upload scripts, images and more.

ChatGPT Sugar
ChatGPT Sugar is a browser extension designed to enrich your daily interactions with ChatGPT. It is a collection of tools, seamlessly integrated into your ChatGPT experience.

Logo Creator
A custom GPT that builds logos.

Style Guide for Covering Communities of Color
Newsrooms can produce culturally competent copy with a single prompt now that The Pivot Fund has uploaded the publicly available style guides of the leading journalism diversity organizations into popular AI tool ChatGPT.

Global GPT
Use more than 1,000 tools, including text, images, code, videos, and academic research, all in one spot. Includes ChatGPT, Midjourney, Grok, Claude and many other AI tools.

Alicent.ai
ChatGPT with superpowers

Code Learner Guide
Guides in learning programming with time management for full-time workers.

DALL-E
Create images with prompts directly in ChatGPT

Creative Twitter Search Guide
Generates creative Twitter search links with advanced parameters

Math Mentor
Math homework help for parents (and journalists)

ChatGPT Classic
Older version of ChatGPT with no updates

Blog Outline Creator GPT
Use this custom GPT to create SEO-optimized blog outlines 

Music Maestro GPT
A ChatGPT GPT assistant for music creation

DocGPT
GPT for Google Docs AI, Sheets, Gmail, Slides, Forms

Custom GPT Creation Workbook
Using this free tool, you can build a product requirements doc that moves your custom GPT from conception to finish.

Golden Ratio GPT
AI using the Golden RatioGPT blending deep insights with inclusive image creation.

Prompty GPT
Prompt optimization tool

Journalist’s Toolbox Newsletter: Custom GPTs for Journalists

Newsroom Robots Podcast: Unlocking Custom GPTs for Newsrooms

GolfGPT
Your personal golf expert, helping you master every hole.