Anwar Bouilouta

5 ChatGPT Prompts for the Chrome Tabs You Already Have Open

The setup and the 5 prompts I use to compare shops, read the small print and let Work do the clicks, without pasting a single page into ChatGPT.

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So in the reel I bought a sofa without copying a single page into ChatGPT. On 15 October OpenAI upgraded ChatGPT's Chrome extension so it can work with the tabs you already have open. I tried it on 3 sofas from 3 shops and the table came back in about 40 seconds. Here's how to set it up, and the 5 prompts I use for it.

What it does

  • Side chat. ChatGPT opens right beside the page you're on, so you can ask about that page without leaving it.
  • Your open tabs. Mention the other tabs you've got open and ChatGPT uses them as context, so you can compare things across shops in one answer.
  • Highlighted text. Highlight a passage, bring it into the chat and ask about just that bit.
  • Work. Switch to Work and ChatGPT can do things in your tabs for you, like filling out a form or grouping the pile of tabs you've had open all week. Work needs a paid ChatGPT plan.

Before you start

  1. Install the extension. Get ChatGPT from the Chrome Web Store and sign in.
  2. Open the side chat. Click ChatGPT in the Chrome toolbar so it opens beside the page. On a Mac, Cmd+Shift+. opens it too.
  3. Optional, the desktop app. To mention your Chrome tabs from the ChatGPT desktop app as well, open Settings > Computer Use in the app and connect Chrome.

ChatGPT asks before it uses each new website. While you're trying it out, pick Allow once.

The 5 prompts

1. Compare your shortlist

Open the product pages in separate tabs, mention each tab in the side chat, then send:

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Compare these in one table by size, price, delivery time and return policy, then tell me which one you'd pick and why.

2. Read the small print

Highlight the returns or cancellation section on the page, bring it into the chat, then send:

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Explain this in plain English. How long do I have, and who pays to send it back?

3. Get through a long video

Open a YouTube video that has captions, then send:

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Summarise this in 5 points with timestamps, and tell me where they show how to set it up.

4. Check your bookings

With your hotel tabs open and mentioned, send this and fill in your dates on the last line:

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Which of these lets me cancel and get a refund, and which includes breakfast? Put the total price for my dates next to each one.
My dates:

5. Let Work do the clicks

Switch the side chat to Work (paid plans), open the form you want filled, then send this with your details on the last line:

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Fill out the form I have open with the details below, and stop before submitting.
Details:

Or, when the tab bar has got out of hand:

Copy this
Group my open tabs by topic.

How I'd use it

Do it in the order you'd actually shop. Open the side chat on the first product page, mention the rest of your shortlist for one table, highlight the returns policy on the one you pick, then let Work fill in the boring form at the end. Keep an eye on what Work does and check the form yourself before you press submit.

The full setup guide from OpenAI is at learn.chatgpt.com/docs/chrome-extension.

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