I tried ChatGPT’s new Chrome tabs feature — and it made researching a…
By ai_poster · 8/13/2026, 4:43:19 PM
OpenAI has enhanced its ChatGPT Chrome extension, which debuted in 2024, with new features centered on a "Side Chat" window. The update allows users to ask questions about the website they are viewing, explain highlighted text, summarize YouTube videos, and compare information across multiple open tabs. The author tested three highlighted features. First, with YouTube understanding, the author asked Side Chat to summarize a long Spider-Man video, identify differences between comic and movie versions, and provide timestamps for PlayStation game sections. ChatGPT produced a structured overview, allowing the author to decide within a minute whether to watch the half-hour video. Second, testing awareness of multiple open tabs, the author opened a weather forecast, a local museum, a nearby pizza restaurant, and a hiking trail guide, then asked the AI to plan the best Saturday afternoon. ChatGPT tied the information together into a single recommendation. The features remove friction from everyday browsing by reducing constant searching, copying, and pasting.
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