forgetbear/chatgpt-advanced

WebChatGPT: A browser extension that augments your ChatGPT prompts with web results.

WebChatGPT

This browser extension adds web access capability to ChatGPT. Get much more relevant and up-to-date answers from the chatbot!

demo.mp4

Manual installation

ℹ️ Don't forget to disable the extension installed from the Web Store while you're testing manually installed version.

Chrome, Microsoft Edge, etc.

1. Download the prebuilt chrome zip file from here.
2. Unzip the file.
3. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome / edge://extensions in Microsoft Edge.
4. Enable developer mode (top right corner).
5. Click on Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder.
6. Go to ChatGPT and enjoy!

Firefox

1. Download prebuilt firefox zip file from here.

Temporary installation, in official Release or Beta

1. Go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox.
2. Click Load Temporary Add-on button, then select the zip file you re-zipped.

Persistent installation, in Nightly or Developer Edition

1. Open Firefox, go to about:config and set xpinstall.signatures.required to false.
2. Go to about:addons
3. Click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the Add-ons page and select Install Add-on From File.
4. Select the zip file and click open.
5. Firefox will prompt you to confirm the installation of the addon. Click Install.
6. The addon will be installed and will appear in the list of installed addons on the Add-ons page.
7. Go to ChatGPT and enjoy!

Build from source

1. git clone https://github.com/qunash/chatgpt-advanced.git
2. npm install
3. npm run build-prod
4. Grab your zip extension from build/ folder

FAQ

Which search engine is this extension using?

DuckDuckGo.

Why is the extension asking for access to all websites permission?

The extension requires access to all websites because there is no backend server to process web requests, and everything happens locally in the browser. There are two modes: web searching using DDG, and extracting webpage text from URLs. Web searching requires access to DuckDuckGo, while URL text extraction requires access to any website. This is why the access to all websites permission is required.

The extension does not work, the toolbar does not show up. What can I do?

Some other ChatGPT extensions are known to interfere with WebChatGPT. If you are experiencing issues with the toolbar not showing up, please try disabling any other ChatGPT extensions that you have installed and reloading the page. If you continue to experience issues, feel free to reach out to us on our Discord server for assistance.

Can I use other search engines?

The extension currently only supports web searching using the DuckDuckGo search engine. However, you can use DuckDuckGo bangs to get search results from thousands of other websites. For example, !pm to search on PubMed, !gsc – on Google Scholar, etc. You can find the full list of available bangs on the DuckDuckGo website. Simply type the bang followed by your search query to perform the search on the corresponding website.

Do you collect any data?

No, the extension does not collect any user data or analytics.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit pull requests to the dev branch.

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