Snip & Ask - AI Screen Assistant

Snip any part of your screen and ask AI to explain, solve, or debug it. Supports Groq, Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter, and Ollama.

As of June 2026, Snip & Ask - AI Screen Assistant has 281 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 4 reviews in the Productivity category.

Usersup 238.6 percent+238.6%
281
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Ratingno change0%
5.00
4 reviews
Reviewsup 33.3 percent+33.3%
4
Version
2.0
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update, changed permissions.

History

10 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

296.8418267.16Apr 1, 2026Jun 7, 2026
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Changelog

  • May 13, 2026
    description
    Snip & Ask is a free, open source AI screen assistant. Draw a box around anything on your screen — an error, a question, a block of code, a form you don't understand — and get an answer on the spot without switching tabs or copy-pasting into a chat window.
    
    100% FREE & OPEN SOURCE
    No subscription. No paywall. No hidden tiers. The full source is on GitHub.
    
    GUEST MODE
    Works the moment you install it. No API key, no sign-up, no configuration. Guest mode is not a trial — the daily quota is set to cover normal everyday use. Most people never need to go beyond it.
    
    BRING YOUR OWN KEY
    If you want a specific provider or higher limits, paste in your own API key from any supported provider. That's it.
    
    
    YOUR KEYS STAY ON YOUR MACHINE
    API keys are stored in Chrome's local storage and sent directly to the provider. Nothing passes through any third-party server.
    
    LOCAL MODELS WITH OLLAMA
    Connect Ollama to run models entirely on your own hardware. Nothing leaves your device.
    
    MULTIPLE PROVIDERS & MODELS
    Groq, Google Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter, and Ollama. Each provider supports custom model IDs — if it's available through the API, you can use it without waiting for an extension update.
    
    COMPARE MODE
    Send the same snip to two different models simultaneously. If both agree, you can trust the answer. If they diverge, you know to dig deeper. The only real way to catch a confident-sounding hallucination.
    
    BUILT FOR QUICK USE
    The core use case is simple: snip, read, close. A temporary chat that lives on the page you're already on, no switching, no clutter. Switch the model or mode mid-conversation, or regenerate the last response entirely — no need to start over if the first answer misses the mark.
    
    CUSTOM MODES
    Save your own system prompts and switch between them from the popup. For when you have a specific context — a language, a role, a format — that you'd otherwise have to re-explain every single time.
    
    RIGHT-CLICK ASK
    Select any text on a page, right-click, and send it to AI directly. Same floating chat window, no snipping required.
    
    View the source code or contribute on GitHub:
    https://github.com/Saura-4/Snip-Ask-Chrome-Extension.
    Snip & Ask is a free, open source AI screen assistant. Draw a box around anything on your screen — an error, a question, a block of code, a form you don't understand — and get an answer on the spot without switching tabs or copy-pasting into a chat window.
    
    100% FREE & OPEN SOURCE
    No subscription. No paywall. No hidden tiers. The full source is on GitHub.
    
    GUEST MODE
    Works the moment you install it. No API key, no sign-up, no configuration. Guest mode is not a trial — the daily quota is set to cover normal everyday use. Most people never need to go beyond it.
    
    AUTO MODE
    Available in Guest Mode. Automatically uses best available text models for normal questions and switches providers if a rate limit is reached. For difficult screenshots or low-confidence OCR, Snip & Ask can route the request to stronger vision-capable model automatically — no manual switching required.
    
    BRING YOUR OWN KEY
    If you want a specific provider or higher limits, paste in your own API key from any supported provider. That's it.
    
    YOUR KEYS STAY ON YOUR MACHINE
    API keys are stored in Chrome's local storage and sent directly to the provider. Nothing passes through any third-party server.
    
    LOCAL MODELS WITH OLLAMA
    Connect Ollama to run models entirely on your own hardware. Nothing leaves your device.
    
    MULTIPLE PROVIDERS & MODELS
    Groq, Google Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter, and Ollama. Each provider supports custom model IDs — if it's available through the API, you can use it without waiting for an extension update.
    
    COMPARE MODE
    Send the same snip to two different models simultaneously. If both agree, you can trust the answer. If they diverge, you know to dig deeper. The only real way to catch a confident-sounding hallucination.
    
    BUILT FOR QUICK USE
    The core use case is simple: snip, read, close. A temporary chat that lives on the page you're already on, no switching, no clutter. Switch the model or mode mid-conversation, or regenerate the last response entirely — no need to start over if the first answer misses the mark.
    
    CUSTOM MODES
    Save your own system prompts and switch between them from the popup. For when you have a specific context — a language, a role, a format — that you'd otherwise have to re-explain every single time.
    
    RIGHT-CLICK ASK
    Select any text on a page, right-click, and send it to AI directly. Same floating chat window, no snipping required.
    
    View the source code or contribute on GitHub:
    https://github.com/Saura-4/Snip-Ask-Chrome-Extension.
  • May 13, 2026
    permissions
    activeTab, scripting, storage, offscreen, contextMenus
    activeTab, scripting, storage, offscreen, contextMenus, sidePanel

Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabscriptingstorageoffscreencontextMenussidePanel
Host access
https://api.groq.com/*, https://api.openai.com/*, https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/*, https://openrouter.ai/*

Screenshots

Snip & Ask - AI Screen Assistant screenshot 1Snip & Ask - AI Screen Assistant screenshot 2Snip & Ask - AI Screen Assistant screenshot 3Snip & Ask - AI Screen Assistant screenshot 4Snip & Ask - AI Screen Assistant screenshot 5Snip & Ask - AI Screen Assistant screenshot 6

About

Snip & Ask is a free, open source AI screen assistant. Draw a box around anything on your screen — an error, a question, a block of code, a form you don't understand — and get an answer on the spot without switching tabs or copy-pasting into a chat window.

100% FREE & OPEN SOURCE
No subscription. No paywall. No hidden tiers. The full source is on GitHub.

GUEST MODE
Works the moment you install it. No API key, no sign-up, no configuration. Guest mode is not a trial — the daily quota is set to cover normal everyday use. Most people never need to go beyond it.

AUTO MODE
Available in Guest Mode. Automatically uses best available text models for normal questions and switches providers if a rate limit is reached. For difficult screenshots or low-confidence OCR, Snip & Ask can route the request to stronger vision-capable model automatically — no manual switching required.

BRING YOUR OWN KEY
If you want a specific provider or higher limits, paste in your own API key from any supported provider. That's it.

YOUR KEYS STAY ON YOUR MACHINE
API keys are stored in Chrome's local storage and sent directly to the provider. Nothing passes through any third-party server.

LOCAL MODELS WITH OLLAMA
Connect Ollama to run models entirely on your own hardware. Nothing leaves your device.

MULTIPLE PROVIDERS & MODELS
Groq, Google Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter, and Ollama. Each provider supports custom model IDs — if it's available through the API, you can use it without waiting for an extension update.

COMPARE MODE
Send the same snip to two different models simultaneously. If both agree, you can trust the answer. If they diverge, you know to dig deeper. The only real way to catch a confident-sounding hallucination.

BUILT FOR QUICK USE
The core use case is simple: snip, read, close. A temporary chat that lives on the page you're already on, no switching, no clutter. Switch the model or mode mid-conversation, or regenerate the last response entirely — no need to start over if the first answer misses the mark.

CUSTOM MODES
Save your own system prompts and switch between them from the popup. For when you have a specific context — a language, a role, a format — that you'd otherwise have to re-explain every single time.

RIGHT-CLICK ASK
Select any text on a page, right-click, and send it to AI directly. Same floating chat window, no snipping required.

View the source code or contribute on GitHub:
https://github.com/Saura-4/Snip-Ask-Chrome-Extension.

Technical

Version
2.0
Manifest
V3
Size
13.62MiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
bhbmfojjmimjpdkebhhipkffjkcglofo
Developer ID
ud46d44898dc33cab56dd894790fe2bbe
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jan 22, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 10, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 7, 2026
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