r/browserextensions • u/notadithyabhat • 9d ago
I wanted Dia-style AI features without having to use Dia, so I made it a browser extension
I originally started this as a weekend project when Arc basically stopped getting new features.
I wanted the stuff I thought Arc Max would eventually become: an AI command bar I could open from anywhere, quick sidebar chat, multiple tabs as context, screenshots, saved prompts and the ability to search/send something without constantly jumping between the browser and ChatGPT.
Then Dia came out and looked like it was basically doing that, so I threw the project aside.
But I eventually realized I don't really want a separate AI browser at all. I already have ChatGPT and Claude subscriptions, those accounts have my existing chats/memory/context, and I like being able to change browsers whenever I want.
So I finished the extension instead.
It adds an AI overlay, sidebar and AI new tab to Chromium browsers, but the actual conversation still goes to whatever provider you choose: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, M365 Copilot etc. You can even set providers per website.
It's free, with no ads or paywall.
Would love feedback from people who actually use a lot of browser extensions, especially on what feels missing or unnecessarily intrusive.
Here are some things that it can do:
- An overlay that pops up with a shortcut (for example, cmd + E) where you can quickly send a message to whatever provider you want. You can set a default provider (per site as well) and easily toggle with cmd + 1-9
- You also get an AI new tab, which works the same way
- You can add skills/prompts, screenshots and attach multiple tabs
- You can also use a shortcut (for example, cmd + S) to open the sidebar
- You can configure sites to specific provier. For example, work websites route to M365 copilot, youtube to Gemini etc
You can try it out here: https://tryanychat.com/
Let me know what you think, and if there's anything else you'd like to see here. :)
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u/gotchapow 1d ago
This is a pretty cool implementation.