Best AI Chrome extensions

What are Chrome extensions?

Chrome extensions are programs that you can install on your desktop Google browser to assist you in various tasks or alter the browser’s functionalities. They can, for example, help to increase security, manage passwords, optimize Chrome’s memory usage, or even block ads. However, if you want to make your life easier as a digital content creator, they can come in handy too! Below, we’ll show you where to find them.

How to install a Chrome extension manually

To install the desired Chrome extension, first make sure that you aren’t in Incognito mode and that you’re logged in to your Google account. Unfortunately, there are organizations’ restrictions that might stop you from installing some extensions (like when you are working on your work laptop). But if you’ve ensured that none of the mentioned obstacles occur, you’re good to go! Here are all the steps you need to take:

Another way of installing an extension we recommend is with the assistance of Enhanced Safe Browsing, which is a feature that will let you know about suspicious extensions. In order to turn it on, simply:

After turning the abovementioned option on, if the extensions you are trying to install aren’t in line with Chrome Web Store Developer Program Policies (guidelines for developers creating extensions for Chrome Web Store), you will get a warning saying “This extension is not trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing”. From this point, you can choose two options:

Best extensions for Chrome that use AI

ChatGPT Google Chrome Extension

ChatGPT Sidebar & GPT-4 Vision with AI Tools by AITOPIA is a featured Google Chrome Extension with a 4.9-star rating out of five. It was already used by approximately 600.000 users. This tool was designed to assist in generating AI responses and images, as well as summarizing and analyzing web pages without the need to open another tab. With a handy sidebar stuck to your browser window, you have access to many following solutions:

• GPT-3.5,
• GPT-4o,
• GPT-4,
• Claude 3 Haiku,
• Claude 3 Sonnet,
• Claude 3 Opus.

If you do not wish to pay for this extension, you can utilize 30 free GPT-3.5 and Claude 3 Haiku prompts and generate 2 images daily. However, if you want to access more advanced options like GPT-4, more image prompts, or PDFs & Page Reader tool, which helps to analyze the content of web pages and PDFs – you have to get a subscription. The monthly subscription price starts from about 10$ for a Basic plan and ends up at about 40$ for a Premium plan.

Grammarly

Grammarly: AI Writing and Grammar Checker App is yet another extension that can help a content creator. This extension is featured, has a 4.5-star rating, and has approximately 40.000.000 users. After activating, it assists in checking grammar, spelling, punctuation, and more – no matter if you use Google Docs, Gmail, or social media. Additionally, with the artificial intelligence tool, you can, for instance, rephrase your texts. You can utilize the Grammarly extension for free, but you will get no advanced options like tone or fluency suggestions and fewer AI prompts (around 100).

The Premium version costs around 150$ a year with approximately 1000 AI prompts. You will pay 180$ annually for a Business plan with around twice as many AI prompts as in the Premium version and additional features like a special dashboard where you can analyze your team’s writing performance (when there are more people involved in content creation). If you wish to have an unlimited number of AI prompts, you can contact Grammarly sales to get to know the price.

Jasper Everywhere

Jasper Everywhere Extension has a 4.6-star rating on the Chrome Web Store, is flagged as a featured product, and was used by around 100.000 users. It’s a good choice if you are looking for an AI writing assistant to help you rewrite and repurpose your texts for different media or change their tone or length. It works in Google Docs, WordPress, Gmail, Canva, and other places.

You can start using Jasper with a 7-day free trial, but you will need to buy the subscription afterward. If you need Jasper on only one device, you can use the Creator plan for around 470$ annually. With the Pro version, you can get access to the tool for up to 5 users, each for around 700$ a year. You will also benefit from features like AI image generation. If you need this writing assistant for more than 5 people, you will have to get a Business plan. If you want to know the price and get personalized artificial intelligence features, you must contact Jasper’s team.

Google Scholar Button

Google Scholar Button is a featured extension that has a 4.6-star rating, and it has been used by over 3.000.000 users. It was designed to help researchers who rely on academic resources. It can be really helpful for publishers creating content in fields that require extreme caution (like medicine, banking, or other YMYL topics). This extension can help you quickly find full texts on the web after selecting the title, format references, or even save articles in a special library for easy afterward access. Importantly, library links perform best when configured through settings – in such a case, a need to login to a library account may arise – to do so, you can, for instance, contact your local library.

LanguageTool

AI Grammar Checker & Paraphrase – LanguageTool is a featured Google Chrome extension with a 4.8-star rating out of five and 2.000.000 users. In contrast to Jasper and Grammarly, it’s completely free! It will assist in finding writing errors and helping you adjust the style of your text. AI Grammar Checker will work in many online places, such as Google Docs and Gmail, but also on social media platforms such as LinkedIn. What speaks in favor of this extension is the fact that it supports over 25 languages: Arabic, Asturian, Belarusian, Breton, Catalan (also Valencian), Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, United States), Esperanto, French, Galician, German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Ukrainian.

Merlin

Merlin – Ask AI to Research, Write & Review has a 4.8-star rating on the Chrome Web Store and was used by 1.000.000 users. This featured extension was designed to help with a summarization of content (from websites, academic papers, and YouTube videos) and the creation of it (like blog articles or ad texts). Importantly, the Merlin tool is based on the ChatGPT API model. With a free version, you get 102 free queries each day. If you wish to have extended access, you can upgrade and pay around 180$ annually for five seats or more (a Teams plan). There is also a Pro plan for approximately 228$ a year, with which you can also get unlimited graphics generation and unlimited AI prompts with leading artificial intelligence tools like GPT-4 or Mistral Large.

Be careful who you trust!

All the plugins mentioned above can enhance your workflow and efficiency, but keep in mind that AI systems can have flaws and inaccuracies stemming from the data they are trained on. Always verify the results to ensure your content is factual and accurate, as this prevents misinformation and maintains credibility with your audience. You can also check our article about other useful AI tools for digital content creators.