NEWS · COMPANIES · #2077
ChatGPT Chrome extension can view and control your open tabs and adds sidebar integration
OpenAI updated the ChatGPT Chrome extension so, when you tag Chrome in the ChatGPT web or desktop app, ChatGPT can view your open browser tabs and use that information in prompts; the extension and a new sidebar integration also let ChatGPT access conversation history and perform actions like filling forms, downloading files, composing messages, and organizing tabs, including features for ChatGPT Work. OpenAI demonstrated sample prompts such as comparing items across open tabs, populating forms, and drafting emails based on tab content.
KEY POINTS
- OpenAI updated the ChatGPT Chrome extension so, when you tag Chrome in the ChatGPT web or desktop app, ChatGPT can view your open browser tabs and use that information in prompts; the extension and a new sidebar integration also let ChatGPT access conversation history and perform actions like filling forms, downloading files, composing messages, and organizing tabs, including features for ChatGPT Work.
- OpenAI demonstrated sample prompts such as comparing items across open tabs, populating forms, and drafting emails based on tab content.
- This change expands ChatGPT's ability to act on live web context and automate browser tasks, improving utility while raising privacy and security considerations.
WHY IT MATTERS
This change expands ChatGPT's ability to act on live web context and automate browser tasks, improving utility while raising privacy and security considerations.
SOURCES & TIMELINE
2With the ChatGPT extension installed, it can pull information from your open tabs or bring the AI bot into the sidebar. OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser is gone , but now ChatGPT’s Google Chrome extension is getting some upgrades that allow it to use the browser tabs you already have open. With the extension installed, OpenAI says ChatGPT can now view your browser tabs when you tag Chrome in ChatGPT’s web or desktop …
ChatGPT can now access open tabs right in the Chrome browser and take actions on them. Users can target open tabs with @chrome , while Chat mode pulls data from several tabs at once. Work mode lets the tool control tabs through Computer Use to send messages, fill out forms, download files, or group tabs. GPT-6 Astra is the best Computer Use model on the market right now, and it can handle complex workflows with many …