Last updated: May 19, 2025
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Overview
WebChatGPT is a browser extension that augments OpenAI's ChatGPT by enabling it to access the internet. It fetches relevant web search results or extracts text from specific URLs to provide ChatGPT with current information for its responses. This helps overcome ChatGPT's knowledge cutoff, allowing for more accurate answers on recent topics and events. The extension also includes features like a one-click prompt library and prompt management tools.
Key Features
✦ Internet Access for ChatGPT: Augments prompts with live web search results.
✦ URL Content Extraction: Can extract text from specified webpage URLs to use in prompts.
✦ One-Click Prompt Library: Provides access to hundreds of pre-made prompts for various tasks.
✦ Custom Prompt Management: Allows users to create, save, and use their own prompt templates.
✦ Search Result Control: Users can often select or see the web results being used.
✦ Works with Free & Plus ChatGPT: Compatible with different ChatGPT account tiers.
Advantages
🟩 Up-to-Date Information: Enables ChatGPT to answer questions about recent events and topics beyond its training data cutoff.
🟩 Enhanced Accuracy: Web results can provide factual basis for ChatGPT's responses.
🟩 Increased Productivity: Prompt library and management can speed up repetitive tasks.
🟩 Free to Use: Offers significant functionality without a subscription cost for the extension itself.
🟩 More Context for Prompts: Allows users to ground ChatGPT's responses with specific web content.
Limitations
🟥 Requires Broad Permissions: Needs permission to access all websites as processing is done locally.
🟥 Potential Extension Conflicts: May conflict with other installed ChatGPT or browser extensions.
🟥 Output Still AI-Generated: While using web data, the final response quality depends on ChatGPT and how it interprets the web results.
🟥 Can Increase Response Length: Incorporating web results might make ChatGPT's answers longer.
🟥 Dependent on Search Engine Quality: The relevance of information depends on the search engine results it fetches.
Use Cases
➤ Current Events Q&A: Asking ChatGPT about recent news, developments, or topics after its knowledge cutoff.
➤ Research: Gathering up-to-date information from the web directly within the ChatGPT interface.
➤ Fact-Checking: Using web results to help verify or provide context to ChatGPT's statements.
➤ Content Creation with Current Data: Writing articles, summaries, or reports that require timely information.
➤ Learning & Exploration: Combining ChatGPT's abilities with real-time web information for deeper understanding.
Pricing Details
WebChatGPT is a free browser extension.
⭘ Free to Use: The extension is available to install for free from the Chrome Web Store and other browser stores. It adds functionality on top of the official ChatGPT website (whether you are using a free or paid ChatGPT account). There are no paid tiers or subscription fees for the extension itself.
(Note: The extension is a third-party tool and not officially affiliated with OpenAI.)
Summary
WebChatGPT is a free browser extension that gives ChatGPT internet access, allowing it to provide more current and accurate answers by incorporating live web search results into its responses.
Released Dates
(Note: This timeline is for the "WebChatGPT: ChatGPT with internet access" browser extension.)
2024
Oct – Major update added support for using locally run LLMs through platforms like Ollama.
Apr – Introduced the one-click prompt library feature, providing users with hundreds of pre-made prompts for various tasks.
2023
Jul – Added the ability to extract webpage text from a specific URL to use as context in a prompt.
Jan – The WebChatGPT extension was initially launched, giving ChatGPT the ability to access live internet search results to provide more up-to-date answers.
