Manifest V3 · Bring-your-own-key · Local-first

Askpane — ask anything about the page you're viewing.

Ask AI lives in Chrome's side panel. It reads the current webpage and answers questions about it — summarize, explain, rewrite, translate, or dig into code, with the page context added automatically.

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Free · Your OpenAI / OpenRouter key, your data · No hosted backend

chrome · side panel
Ask AI
Summarize this article in 3 bullets.
Ask about this page… ⌘⇧A

A reading & research copilot, built into the browser

Made for long-form web content — articles, documentation, technical references, and business pages.

Reads the page for you

Extracts the readable text of the current tab and uses it as context — no copy-pasting articles, docs, or GitHub pages.

Side-panel, per tab

Opens in Chrome's side panel with its own session per tab, so switching pages never mixes conversations.

Quick actions

One click to summarize, explain, rewrite, translate, simplify, or explain code — on the full page, a selection, or pasted text.

Bring your own key

Use your own OpenAI or OpenRouter key. OpenRouter also unlocks Claude, Gemini, and more model families through one key.

Local-first & private

Keys and chat history are stored locally. Page content is only sent when you ask. Exclude sites or disable history anytime.

Your models, your way

Choose default providers and models, favorite the ones you use, hide the rest. Streamed responses you can stop mid-answer.

Plug in your OpenAI or OpenRouter key. OpenRouter routes unlock extra model families — Claude, Gemini, and more — through a single key.

OpenAI
Claude
Gemini
OR OpenRouter

Three ways to install

One-click from the Chrome Web Store, or download a build and load it unpacked while the listing is in review.

Chrome Web Store

Recommended

One-click install with automatic updates. No developer mode required.

Chrome Web Store — coming soon

Stable build

Stable

The recommended manual build. Tested and stable.

Not published yet

View releases

Alpha build

Preview

Bleeding-edge preview. New features first — expect rough edges.

Ask AI Alpha 0.0.0 (ab99656) · 727 KB

Download ZIP

Loading a downloaded build

Only needed for the ZIP builds above — the Web Store version installs itself.

  1. 1

    Unzip the download

    Extract the ZIP anywhere on your machine.

  2. 2

    Open chrome://extensions

    Paste it into the address bar, then toggle on Developer mode.

  3. 3

    Load unpacked

    Click “Load unpacked” and pick the unzipped folder.

The same ZIP works on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Requires Chrome 116+. See all builds on GitHub Releases.