Which is faster, LocalBridge or Screenshot upload?

For a single page the difference is small. Across several pages the gap widens quickly, because asking one question across several open pages and visual content where layout is the point describe different jobs, not different speeds at the same job.

Yes, and most people do. LocalBridge and Screenshot upload fail in different places, so keeping both available costs nothing and covers the cases the other one misses.

Which is better for pages behind a login?

Anything that reads the page as your browser already renders it works on signed-in pages. Anything that asks the assistant to fetch a URL itself does not, because it arrives without your session.

Which one preserves the source of each claim?

Only approaches that carry the page title and URL alongside the text. Without them the assistant can summarise but cannot attribute, and you lose the ability to check an answer.

Comparison

LocalBridge vs Screenshot upload

A Chrome extension that reads the tabs you tick and sends their readable text to Claude or ChatGPT. Capturing the screen as an image and attaching it to the chat. They overlap enough to feel interchangeable and differ enough that picking wrong costs you an afternoon. Here is what each is actually good at.

LocalBridge

A Chrome extension that reads the tabs you tick and sends their readable text to Claude or ChatGPT.

Strengths

+ One click for a whole batch of tabs
+ Keeps the title and URL with each page so answers can be attributed
+ Strips page furniture before sending, which saves context
+ One-time licence rather than a subscription

Limits

- Chrome only today
- Cannot read pages the browser itself blocks, such as settings pages
- Video and image content is not transcribed

Best for: Asking one question across several open pages.

Screenshot upload

Capturing the screen as an image and attaching it to the chat.

Strengths

+ Captures anything visible, including charts and layout
+ Works with tools that block text selection
+ No extraction step to go wrong

Limits

- Only the visible viewport is captured
- Text has to be read back out of the image, which is lossy
- Images consume far more context than the same text

Best for: Visual content where layout is the point.

How to choose

Judge them on the job rather than the feature list. LocalBridge is the right call when the work looks like: asking one question across several open pages. Screenshot upload wins when the work looks like: visual content where layout is the point.

The failure modes matter more than the strengths, because that is where the afternoon goes. Check the limits column against your own pages, particularly anything behind a login, anything paywalled and anything rendered as an image.

Common questions

Which is faster, LocalBridge or Screenshot upload?: For a single page the difference is small. Across several pages the gap widens quickly, because asking one question across several open pages and visual content where layout is the point describe different jobs, not different speeds at the same job.
Can I use both?: Yes, and most people do. LocalBridge and Screenshot upload fail in different places, so keeping both available costs nothing and covers the cases the other one misses.
Which is better for pages behind a login?: Anything that reads the page as your browser already renders it works on signed-in pages. Anything that asks the assistant to fetch a URL itself does not, because it arrives without your session.
Which one preserves the source of each claim?: Only approaches that carry the page title and URL alongside the text. Without them the assistant can summarise but cannot attribute, and you lose the ability to check an answer.

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