ChatGPT becomes a full Chrome browser assistant that reads and acts on your open tabs
OpenAI's ChatGPT Chrome extension can now read open tabs and act on them with Computer Use.
OpenAI updated the ChatGPT Chrome extension so it can read open browser tabs and act on them. Users address tabs with @chrome, Chat mode can pull information from several tabs, and Work mode uses Computer Use to send messages, fill forms, download files, or group tabs. OpenAI cites GPT-6 Astra as its strongest Computer Use model for long, multi-step workflows. The extension is available on all ChatGPT plans, with examples that compare products or summarize articles across tabs.
- Users target open tabs with @chrome; Chat mode reads several at once.
- Work mode uses Computer Use to message, fill forms, and download files.
- OpenAI calls GPT-6 Astra its leading multi-step Computer Use model.
- The updated Chrome extension is available on every ChatGPT plan.
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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 steps.
Your full chat history now sits in the upgraded ChatGPT sidebar right next to the web page you're viewing. In OpenAI's examples, the extension compares products across open tabs by size, material, shipping time, and return rules, sums up articles in plain language, or matches up price pages from different sellers. The updated Chrome extension works with all ChatGPT plans.
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