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OpenAI updates ChatGPT Chrome extension to read open browser tabs

OpenAI has updated its ChatGPT extension for Google Chrome to allow the chatbot to view and compare open browser tabs.

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OpenAI has released upgrades to its ChatGPT extension for the Google Chrome web browser, allowing the artificial intelligence tool to view open browser tabs. As reported by The Verge Tech, The Verge, and Unite.AI, the new features enable the chatbot to interact directly with content across active tabs. [1][2][3]

Users can access the feature by tagging Chrome within the ChatGPT web or desktop application, according to The Verge Tech and The Verge. OpenAI released a demonstration video showing a user asking ChatGPT to evaluate and compare three open tabs displaying different sofas. [1][3]

The feature update follows the discontinuation of OpenAI's standalone ChatGPT Atlas browser, as noted by The Verge Tech and The Verge. ChatGPT had previously expanded to more than 1.2 billion weekly active users as of September 2026, up from over 800 million weekly active users in late 2025. [1][3][7]

The release comes alongside security concerns surrounding browser extensions, as TechRepublic reported on October 14, 2026, that malicious Chrome extensions had affected 900,000 users by stealing chat logs from ChatGPT and DeepSeek. [4]

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In short

  • OpenAI updated its Google Chrome extension to allow ChatGPT to view open browser tabs.
  • Users activate the tab-reading feature by tagging Chrome in the ChatGPT web or desktop app.
  • ChatGPT had reached more than 1.2 billion weekly active users by September 2026.
  • TechRepublic reported malicious Chrome extensions stole ChatGPT and DeepSeek chats from 900,000 users.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs nowThe Verge Tech, 19d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]OpenAI Brings Computer Use to Chrome With ChatGPT Tab ControlsUnite.AI, 19d ago
  3. [3]ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs nowThe Verge, 19d ago
  4. [4]900K Users Hit as Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal ChatGPT, DeepSeek ChatsTechRepublic, 21d ago

Background

  1. [5]Opera (web browser) on Wikipedia
  2. [6]ChromeOS on Wikipedia
  3. [7]ChatGPT on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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