GoKawiilOpenAI upgrades ChatGPT Chrome extension to read open tabs and browsing history
OpenAI has updated its ChatGPT Chrome extension so the assistant can view a user's open tabs to give more personalized answers, such as comparing products across multiple pages. The extension's agentic mode, ChatGPT Work, can now fill forms, send messages, organize tabs and draft emails based on content from several tabs, and the sidebar can also access full browsing history for in-context tasks.
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The update comes after OpenAI shut down its standalone browser in August, suggesting the company is now betting on extending ChatGPT's reach through existing browsers rather than building its own. By letting ChatGPT read tabs and history across Chrome, Edge, Brave and Opera, OpenAI could be positioning the assistant as a direct challenger to Google's Gemini for everyday browser-based tasks.
- ChatGPT's Chrome extension can now view open tabs to give personalized, context-aware answers.
- ChatGPT Work can perform multi-step tasks like filling forms, organizing tabs and drafting emails from tab content.
- The extension works across Chromium browsers including Edge, Brave and Opera, and is available on all ChatGPT plans.
Source: engadget.com — Mariella Moon, 2026-10-16
Published there as: “ChatGPT can now look at your Chrome tabs to do tasks for you”
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