Use the ChatGPT browser extension to work in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, or Vivaldi from the ChatGPT desktop app. ChatGPT can read or act on sites where you're already signed in, such as LinkedIn, Salesforce, Gmail, or internal tools.
All five browsers support tab mentions and browser control from the desktop app. Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi also support side chat. Opera doesn't support side chat; start its tasks in the desktop app instead.
Update the ChatGPT desktop app before setting up another browser. Browser availability can depend on rollout and your workspace settings.
To let ChatGPT control its built-in browser instead, use @Browser. The
built-in browser
supports sign-in and keeps browsing work inside ChatGPT without using your
regular browser profile.
ChatGPT can also switch between tools as a task requires, using plugins when a dedicated integration is available, your browser when it needs signed-in browser context, and the built-in browser for localhost.
Use side chat in your browser
Side chat is available in Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi.
Open ChatGPT beside the page you're viewing to ask about the page or continue into tasks that can use its context alongside local files and connected apps. ChatGPT can use context from your open tabs when a task needs it.
- Open the page you want to work with.
- Select ChatGPT from the browser toolbar or Extensions menu. On macOS, you can also press Cmd+Shift+..
- Ask a question about the page or give ChatGPT a task.
The panel stays with the tab where you opened it. Chats you start in side chat are available in the ChatGPT app, and you can open recent ChatGPT chats in the side chat, so you can continue work in either place.
Bring tabs and selected text into a chat
Mention an open browser tab in the desktop app when you want ChatGPT to use that page as context. In browsers with side chat, you can also mention tabs there, or highlight text on a page and bring the selection into your chat to ask about a specific passage without copying the whole page.
In browsers with side chat, you can also right-click the page and select Ask ChatGPT. The side chat opens with the relevant page context so you can continue the request in your browser.
Ask about a YouTube video
Open a YouTube video, then ask a question about it in a supported side chat. When captions are available, ChatGPT can use the video's timestamped transcript to explain, summarize, or answer questions about the content.
Treat webpage content, selected text, and video transcripts as untrusted context. Review the page and any requested permissions before asking ChatGPT to use or act on that information.
Set up your browser
Install the browser on your computer, then open Settings > Computer Use in the ChatGPT desktop app. Expand More browsers if your browser isn't shown in the main list.
- Select your browser and follow any prompt to install the required plugin.
- Select Install beside the browser to open its extension store page. Install the ChatGPT extension and review the browser's permission prompts.
- Return to Computer Use and confirm that the browser shows Manage.
- Start a ChatGPT Work or Codex chat and select your browser with an
@-mention. Use the browser profile where you installed the extension.
The browser's toggle in Computer Use controls whether it appears in the
@-mention menu. Select Manage to change website permissions instead.
Start a browser task from ChatGPT
After setup, start a new ChatGPT Work or Codex chat. Select Chrome, Edge,
Brave Browser, Opera, or Vivaldi from the @-mention menu to choose
which browser ChatGPT uses. For example:
@Edge open Salesforce and update the account from these call notes.You can also mention an open tab to give ChatGPT context from that page. Opera supports these desktop workflows even though it doesn't have side chat.
Control website access
By default, ChatGPT asks before it interacts with each new website. ChatGPT bases
the prompt on the website host, such as example.com.
When ChatGPT asks to use a website, you can choose the option that matches the task and your risk tolerance:
- Allow once to let ChatGPT use the website one time.
- Allow for this site so ChatGPT can use the website again without asking.
- Allow for all sites so ChatGPT can use websites without asking.
- Decline to prevent ChatGPT from using the website.
Manage allowed and blocked websites
In the ChatGPT desktop app, go to Settings > Computer Use, then select Manage next to your browser to manage an allowlist and blocklist for domains. The allowlist contains domains ChatGPT can use without asking again. The blocklist contains domains ChatGPT shouldn't use. The supported browsers share these website permissions.
Removing a domain from the allowlist means ChatGPT asks again before using it. Removing a domain from the blocklist means ChatGPT can ask again instead of treating the domain as blocked.
Allow for all sites Elevated Risk
If you select Allow for all sites, ChatGPT no longer asks for confirmation before using websites. Only choose this option if you trust ChatGPT to use any website open in the browser.
Browser history Elevated Risk
Browser history can include sensitive telemetry, internal URLs, search terms, and activity from browser sessions on signed-in devices. If you allow ChatGPT to access browser history, relevant history entries can become part of the context ChatGPT uses for the task. Malicious or misleading page content can increase the risk that ChatGPT copies this data somewhere unintended.
ChatGPT asks when it wants to use browser history. ChatGPT scopes history access to the request, and history doesn't have an always-allow option.
Data and security
Browser extension permissions
Your browser asks you to accept permissions when you install the extension. For example, Chrome's permission prompt may include:
- Access the page debugger
- Read and change all your data on all websites
- Read and change your browsing history on all your signed-in devices
- Display notifications
- Read and change your bookmarks
- Manage your downloads
- Communicate with cooperating native applications
- View and manage your tab groups
These extension permissions make it capable of operating browser workflows. ChatGPT still uses its own confirmations, settings, allowlists, and blocklists before using websites or browser history during a task.
Memories
Computer Use follows your Memories setting. If Memories is on, ChatGPT can use relevant saved memories while working in your browser. If Memories is off, browser control doesn't use memories.
What OpenAI stores from browsing
OpenAI doesn't store a separate complete record of your browser actions from the extension. OpenAI stores browser activity only when it becomes part of the ChatGPT context, such as text ChatGPT reads from a page, screenshots, tool calls, summaries, messages, or other content included in the chat.
Your ChatGPT data controls apply to content processed in context. Avoid sending secrets or highly sensitive data through browser tasks unless they're required and you are present to review each prompt.
Troubleshooting
If ChatGPT can't connect to your browser, first confirm the website ChatGPT is trying to access isn't in the blocklist in Settings. If the website isn't blocked, work through these checks:
- Update the ChatGPT desktop app. If you have more than one ChatGPT or Codex desktop app installed, update each one or remove copies you no longer use.
- Restart your browser. In Chrome, Edge, Brave, or Vivaldi, reopen ChatGPT from the toolbar or Extensions menu and confirm the side chat loads. Opera doesn't have side chat; check its connection from the desktop app.
- In Settings > Computer Use, confirm that your browser appears and shows
Manage. If it still shows Install, follow the setup flow again.
Turn on its toggle if the browser is missing from the
@-mention menu. - Make sure you are using the browser profile where the extension is installed. If you use more than one profile, install and enable the extension in the active profile.
- Start a new ChatGPT Work or Codex chat and try the browser task again. This can clear chat-specific connection state.
- Restart the ChatGPT desktop app, then try again. If the extension still doesn't connect, reinstall it through Settings > Computer Use.
- If ChatGPT still can't use the browser, run
/feedbackin the app and include the chat ID when you contact support.
Upload files
If a Chrome task needs to upload a file from your computer, allow the Chrome extension to access file URLs in Chrome:
- In Chrome, open the extensions icon in the toolbar, then click Manage Extensions.
- On the extension card, click Details.
- Turn on Allow access to file URLs.
After you change the setting, start the Chrome task again.