How does ChatGPT get access to my Chrome tabs?

With the extension installed, ChatGPT can view your browser tabs when you tag Chrome in ChatGPT's web or desktop app.

What can ChatGPT do with those tabs?

OpenAI's sample queries include filling out a registration form from an event brief, putting vendors from open tabs into a comparison sheet with pricing and source links, and drafting an email to a chosen contractor.

What does the sidebar update change?

It brings the full power of ChatGPT and your entire conversation history in Chat or Work to the sidebar, so you can use them without leaving the page you are viewing.

Large Language ModelsThe Verge AI6h agoOct 16, 2026, 10:00 JST

OpenAI's ChatGPT can now read your Chrome tabs

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What happened
OpenAI says ChatGPT's Chrome extension can now view your open browser tabs when you tag Chrome, and ChatGPT Work can control tabs for tasks like sending messages or filling out forms.
Why it matters
Tagging Chrome lets ChatGPT pull details from pages already open, so it can fill registration forms, build vendor comparison sheets, or draft emails without the user copying text across tabs.

WHO IT HITSChrome users who install the extension and tag the browser can hand multi-tab chores — comparing vendors, filling forms, drafting emails — to ChatGPT instead of switching tabs themselves.

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Context & Analysis

OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser is gone, but the company is keeping the browser-tab capability alive through its Google Chrome extension. The upgrade lets ChatGPT see the tabs a user already has open once Chrome is tagged in ChatGPT's web or desktop app, a step OpenAI demonstrated with a video of someone asking ChatGPT to compare three open tabs of sofas.

The add-on is pitched for everyday paperwork: OpenAI's sample queries include filling out a registration form from an event brief and stopping before submitting, moving vendors from open tabs into a comparison sheet with pricing and source links, comparing contractor services and drafting an email to the best fit for a home renovation, and filling out a dentist form while adding the appointment to work and personal calendars.

The sidebar is also updated, giving users the full power of ChatGPT and their entire conversation history in Chat or Work without leaving the page they are viewing. ChatGPT Work can control Chrome tabs for tasks like sending messages, filling out forms, or downloading files, and can organize or group open tabs.

FAQ

How does ChatGPT get access to my Chrome tabs?: With the extension installed, ChatGPT can view your browser tabs when you tag Chrome in ChatGPT's web or desktop app.
What can ChatGPT do with those tabs?: OpenAI's sample queries include filling out a registration form from an event brief, putting vendors from open tabs into a comparison sheet with pricing and source links, and drafting an email to a chosen contractor.
What does the sidebar update change?: It brings the full power of ChatGPT and your entire conversation history in Chat or Work to the sidebar, so you can use them without leaving the page you are viewing.

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