LocalBridge

Updated 2026-09-15

Best ChatGPT Chrome extensions

There are hundreds of ChatGPT extensions and most of them are the same sidebar with a different logo. These are the ones that do something genuinely different from each other.

How these were judged

  • - Does it use your own ChatGPT account or resell API access?
  • - Can it handle more than the current tab?
  • - What permissions does it ask for, and why?
  • - Does it survive OpenAI shipping its own version?
1 / 4 - Everyday ChatGPT access in the browser.

ChatGPT for Chrome

by OpenAI

First-party, so your account handling is straightforward and it will not break when OpenAI changes something. Built around search and the current page.

Good at

  • + Published by OpenAI, so account handling is first-party
  • + Quick access to ChatGPT without leaving the page
  • + Search integration replaces a separate lookup step

Watch for

  • - Focused on search and the current page
  • - Not designed for sending several tabs at once
  • - Feature set changes often as OpenAI ships browser products
Full entry
2 / 4 - Multi-tab questions with sources kept intact.

LocalBridge

by LocalBridge

Sends a batch of tabs into your existing ChatGPT session as one numbered, labelled block. It never sees your account and charges once rather than monthly.

Good at

  • + Batch: several tabs in a single send
  • + Keeps each page's title and URL so answers can be attributed
  • + Strips navigation and boilerplate before sending
  • + One-time licence rather than a subscription

Watch for

  • - Chrome only
  • - Does not host the chat: you use your own Claude or ChatGPT account
  • - Cannot read browser settings pages or transcribe video
Full entry
3 / 4 - Repeatable browser workflows, not one-off questions.

HARPA AI

by HARPA

The automation option: monitoring, custom commands and page workflows on top of ChatGPT. Powerful, and correspondingly more to learn.

Good at

  • + Automation and page monitoring beyond simple chat
  • + Custom commands for repeat workflows
  • + Can drive your existing ChatGPT session

Watch for

  • - Steeper learning curve than a plain sidebar
  • - Powerful permissions
  • - Automation can break when sites change
Full entry
4 / 4 - Video, where text extraction cannot help.

Video and article summarisers

by Various

Worth having one, purely for video. Text tools cannot transcribe, and a summariser can. Check the publisher before installing any of them.

Good at

  • + Instant, zero-configuration summaries
  • + Transcript handling for video, which text tools cannot do
  • + Usually free at light usage

Watch for

  • - One page at a time
  • - Quality varies enormously between publishers
  • - Check who the publisher is before granting page access
Full entry

Common questions

How was this list of best chatgpt chrome extensions put together?
Against four stated criteria: Does it use your own ChatGPT account or resell API access? Can it handle more than the current tab? What permissions does it ask for, and why? Does it survive OpenAI shipping its own version? Nothing on this page is an affiliate placement.
How often is it updated?
Last reviewed 2026-09-15. This space moves quickly, so entries are re-checked rather than left to age, and each tool carries its own review date.
Is LocalBridge on the list because you make it?
It is our product, and it is listed for the one job it does better than the alternatives: sending several tabs at once. Where another tool is the better answer, the page says so.

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