Browser extension that watches and gates what support agents do inside the web apps they already use
Best for: Contact-centre operations that need refund, discount and record-access oversight across several web tools
ai-for / browser-extension
As of , EffectHub tracks 28 AI tools for browser extension; 25 (89%) have a free tier, and paid plans run from $6.99 to $30 a month.
PixieBrix, TLDR This and DevLensPro lead the list on click-through. 4 of the 28 ship a public API.
ranked by click-through
Browser extension that watches and gates what support agents do inside the web apps they already use
Best for: Contact-centre operations that need refund, discount and record-access oversight across several web tools
Condense articles, PDFs and pasted text into short summaries
Best for: skimming long-form journalism or research pages before committing to a read
Chrome extension for Option-clicking a UI element and sending it to Claude Code as debugging context.
Best for: Developers using Claude Code who debug UI issues in the browser
Browser sidebar for chatting with several AI models at once, plus summarizing, translating, and pulling text out of images or PDFs.
Best for: People who want one sidebar for quick chat, translation and OCR instead of several single-purpose extensions
Dual-language subtitles on Netflix, YouTube and course sites, with hover translation and a saved wordbook
Best for: Learners watching Netflix or YouTube in a target language
Browser sidebar running many chat models on any page
Best for: People who compare answers across frontier models before trusting one
Browser sidebar that summarises video, pages, PDFs and email
Best for: Reading long-form content in a second language
Browser sidebar that puts GPT, Claude, Gemini, and other models next to any page you're reading.
Best for: Reading and summarizing long articles or PDFs without leaving the page
Ad-free conversational search that answers instead of listing links
Best for: Privacy-conscious users who want no account and no tracking
Chrome sidebar that opens on any page with several chat models in one panel.
Best for: Reading and summarising long web pages without leaving them
Browser extension for storing prompts and chaining them into multi-step workflows across ChatGPT, Claude, and more.
Best for: Heavy AI users who want one prompt library across multiple chat tools
Browser extension that adds a context-aware AI chat, backed by 100+ models, to any web page
Best for: Users who want an AI chat panel aware of whatever page they are on, across most major browsers
Free Chrome extension that autocompletes sentences and email replies as you type across the web
Best for: Heavy email writers who churn out routine replies in Gmail
Translator for text, documents and speech in 100+ languages across web, desktop, mobile, extensions and an API
Best for: Teams translating contracts, decks and docs with formatting intact
Browser extension that turns a YouTube video into a timestamped summary and full transcript
Best for: Skimming long conference talks, lectures or interviews before committing time
Browser extension that drops a TL;DR, key points and clickable timestamps beside any YouTube video
Best for: Skimming long talks, lectures or podcasts before committing to watch
Free browser extension that rewrites your prompt in one click and keeps a reusable prompt library.
Best for: People who write the same prompts repeatedly and want them one click away
Browser extension that builds image prompts from reference pictures and 15+ categories of visual filters.
Best for: Reverse-engineering a prompt from a reference image
Turns YouTube videos into short AI summaries you can read, search, and export instead of watching.
Best for: Students screening lecture videos before watching them in full
Chrome extension for asking questions about the page, YouTube video, or document you're currently viewing.
Best for: Researching long YouTube videos without watching the whole thing
A Chrome extension that adds ChatGPT summarizing, research, and translation to any page without switching tabs.
Best for: Chrome users who want ChatGPT access without switching tabs
Browser extension that drafts emails and replies anywhere
Best for: High-volume email and LinkedIn reply drafting
Grammar and style checking in the browser across seven languages
Best for: writers working in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or Polish
Text-prompt image editor that reworks any picture you find on the web, via browser extension
Best for: Reworking a reference image found online into a poster, thumbnail or social post
Chrome extension that sorts open tabs into named groups you can jump between from the keyboard
Best for: People who routinely run dozens of tabs across several projects
Browser extension that scores privacy policies and terms of service on protection and transparency.
Best for: everyday users who want a quick read on a site's privacy policy before signing up
Free Chrome extension that opens ChatGPT in an overlay on any page with a keyboard shortcut
Best for: People who bounce to ChatGPT constantly and want it over the current page
Prompt library and manager layered onto chat assistants
Best for: Marketers and SEOs reusing a fixed prompt set daily
| Tool | Price | Free plan | API | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PixieBrix | from $15/seat/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| TLDR This | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Unverified |
| DevLensPro | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Unverified |
| OmniSide | Free | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| InterSub | from $1.50 once | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Merlin AI | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Glarity | from $10/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Sider | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Andi | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Active |
| GetBotAI | from $7.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Prompt Blaze | from $49 once | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| SurfMind | from $39 once | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Compose AI | from $9.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| DeepL Translate | Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Eightify | Not confirmed | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Gistly | Not confirmed | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Promptly AI | Free | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| PromptsGenii | from $49 once | No | Not confirmed | Active |
| Summarify | Free | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Askee | from $6.99/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| ChippyAI | Free | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Jetwriter AI | from $18/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Linguix | from $30/mo | Yes | Yes | Active |
| Phedra | from $135/yr | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| TabMate | Free | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| Termzy AI | Free | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| UniJump | Free | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
| AIPRM | from $10/mo | Yes | Not confirmed | Active |
Yes. 7 of the 28 AI tools for browser extension on EffectHub's list are free to use — OmniSide, Promptly AI, Summarify and ChippyAI; 18 more have a free tier with paid upgrades.
As of October 26, 2026, paid plans for the 28 AI tools for browser extension on EffectHub's list run from $6.99 to $30 a month. Each card shows the pricing model and the cheapest paid plan as EffectHub last verified it; 25 of the 28 can be started for free.
4 of the 28 AI tools for browser extension on EffectHub's list ship a public API, including TLDR This, Andi, DeepL Translate and Linguix. The API badge on each card is re-checked against the vendor's documentation.
For journalists, researchers and AI assistants: the figures on this page in one sentence you can quote.
As of October 26, 2026, EffectHub tracks 28 AI tools for browser extension; 25 (89%) have a free tier, and paid plans run from $6.99 to $30 a month. (EffectHub, “AI Browser Extensions”, Oct 2026, https://effecthub.net/ai-for/browser-extension)
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