HAL
HAL - AI-powered browser extension with summarization, mind maps, and diagram generation
As of June 2026, HAL has 8 users in the Productivity category.
Usersup 33.3 percent+33.3%
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Version
1.0.3
Manifest V3
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 17, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | 6 | — | — | 1.0.3 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 7 | — | — | 1.0.3 |
| May 5, 2026 | 7 | — | — | 1.0.3 |
| May 11, 2026 | 8 | — | — | 1.0.3 |
| May 30, 2026 | 7 | — | — | 1.0.3 |
| Now | 8 | — | — | 1.0.3 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- activeTabscriptingstoragetabssidePanel
- Host access
- http://localhost:3000/*, https://*/*, http://*/*
Screenshots
About
HAL is an AI-powered Chrome extension that helps you understand web content faster through intelligent summarization and visualization. **Key Features:** 📄 **Page Summarization** - Get concise AI-generated summaries of any webpage - Three detail levels: Brief, Medium, and Detailed - Supports multiple languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, and Hindi 🧠 **Mind Map Generation** - Convert page content into hierarchical mind maps - Interactive tree view with expandable nodes - Up to 4 levels of detail with sentence-level information 📊 **Diagram Generation** - Create visual diagrams from page content - Powered by Mermaid.js for professional diagrams ⚙️ **Flexible API Integration** - Works with any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint - Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, and other providers - Configure your own API endpoint and model - Optional API key support 🎨 **User-Friendly Interface** - Clean side panel interface - Adjustable font sizes - Multi-language support - Download results as Markdown **Use Cases:** - Quickly understand long articles and blog posts - Extract key information from research papers - Create visual summaries of complex topics - Analyze YouTube video transcripts - Generate mind maps for learning and note-taking **Privacy & Security:** - All API calls are made directly from your browser - No data is stored on external servers - Your API keys are stored locally in your browser - Open source and transparent **Getting Started:** 1. Install the extension 2. Configure your OpenAI-compatible API endpoint in Settings 3. Navigate to any webpage 4. Open the side panel and start summarizing or creating mind maps! For local AI models, see our Ollama setup guide in the documentation. ``` - Maximum 16,000 characters - Use markdown formatting - Include features, use cases, and benefits
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.3
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 967KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- decdoijoniajlhemlobodoofiffjlgdi
- Developer ID
- ua63f99ca38b2764c167b5f2d2f42cecb
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jan 22, 2026
- Last Updated (Store)
- Jan 31, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 8, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 8, 2026.