ByteDance Doubao Work launches on October 14 data import and sync, supports ChatGPT and Claude Code migration

ByteDance's Doubao Work desktop client announced on October 14 a data import and sync feature. Users can one-click migrate accumulated task preferences, skills, connectors, working memory, projects and historical conversations from ChatGPT, Claude Code and ByteDance's own Trae Work into Doubao Work; imported conversations preserve their original context so users can pick up where they left off without re-explaining background. Doubao Work launched August 25 as ByteDance's desktop office agent product, positioned against Tencent's WorkBuddy, and offered 30-day free subscriptions for all users at the end of September. The update also ships three small features: select a sentence segment and add a note that goes into the input box with the original text and question; click "Continue in a new conversation" to start fresh while preserving old context; and a right-side summary panel summarising running tasks and delivered outputs. The upgrade puts Doubao Work into the AI migration race that several vendors are contesting simultaneously.