WebChatGPT - augment your prompts to ChatGPT with web search results
FreeAugment your ChatGPT prompts with web results.
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About WebChatGPT - augment your prompts to ChatGPT with web search results
WebChatGPT is a free, open-source browser extension that integrates web search capabilities into ChatGPT. It allows users to get more relevant and up-to-date answers by retrieving information from the web. The extension operates entirely locally in the browser without a backend server, requiring access to all websites for web searching and URL text extraction. It supports two modes: web searching and extracting webpage text from URLs. WebChatGPT does not collect any user data or analytics.
Key Features
Augments ChatGPT prompts with web search results
Two modes: web searching and URL text extraction
No backend server; everything processes locally in the browser
No data collection or analytics
Free and open source
Available for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Provides more relevant and up-to-date answers by incorporating web results
- Free and open source
- Respects user privacy with no data collection
- Easy installation as a browser extension
- Operates locally without backend infrastructure
Cons
- Requires permission to access all websites, which may raise privacy concerns
- May conflict with other ChatGPT extensions
- No longer receiving updates after June 30, 2023 (as of repository notice)
Best For
Getting real-time, up-to-date information from the web within ChatGPTExtracting content from specific URLs for ChatGPT to analyzeEnhancing ChatGPT's knowledge with current events and live data
FAQ
Why does the extension ask for access to all websites?
The extension requires access to all websites because there is no backend server to process web requests; everything happens locally in the browser. Web searching requires access to the search engine, and URL text extraction requires access to any website.
The toolbar does not show up. What can I do?
Some other ChatGPT extensions are known to interfere with WebChatGPT. Try disabling any other ChatGPT extensions that you have installed and reloading the page. If issues persist, contact support via the Discord server.
Do you collect any data?
No, the extension does not collect any user data or analytics.