OpenAI updates ChatGPT Chrome extension to read open browser tabs
OpenAI has updated its ChatGPT extension for Google Chrome to allow the tool to view and compare open browser tabs.
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OpenAI has updated its Google Chrome extension to allow ChatGPT to read users open browser tabs, The Verge AI and The Verge reported. The update allows users to invoke the capability by tagging Chrome within the ChatGPT web or desktop application. [1][3]
OpenAI demonstrated the capability in a video showing ChatGPT comparing three open tabs displaying sofas, according to The Verge AI. Unite.AI reported that the update brings computer use functionality to the Chrome browser through tab controls. [1][2]
The release comes after OpenAI ended its standalone ChatGPT Atlas browser, according to The Verge AI. As background, ChatGPT had expanded to over 1.2 billion weekly active users by September 2026. [1][7]
In separate developments related to browser security, TechRepublic reported that malicious Chrome extensions recently affected 900,000 users by stealing chat data from ChatGPT and DeepSeek. [4]
In short
- OpenAI updated its ChatGPT Google Chrome extension to allow access to open browser tabs.
- Users can invoke the feature by tagging Chrome in the ChatGPT desktop or web application.
- The update follows the discontinuation of the standalone ChatGPT Atlas browser.
- ChatGPT reached more than 1.2 billion weekly active users by September 2026.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs nowThe Verge AI, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]OpenAI Brings Computer Use to Chrome With ChatGPT Tab ControlsUnite.AI, 3h ago
- [3]ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs nowThe Verge, 3h ago
- [4]900K Users Hit as Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal ChatGPT, DeepSeek ChatsTechRepublic, 2d ago
Background
- [5]Opera (web browser) on Wikipedia
- [6]ChromeOS on Wikipedia
- [7]ChatGPT on Grokipedia
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