Better AI Chat: Message Queue

About

**Better AI Chat: Message Queue** adds a message queue to your AI chat workflow so you can line up multiple prompts and send them one-by-one, automatically, right after each response finishes. It runs entirely in your browser, modifies only the chat interface, and never sends your data to any external server.

### What it does (today)

Right now, Better AI Chat focuses on improving the ChatGPT web experience at `chatgpt.com` / `chat.openai.com` by injecting a small, unobtrusive UI above the composer and managing a local message queue.

* **Queue messages while a reply is generating**
  When a response is generating, press **Alt+Enter** to add your current draft to the queue instead of sending it immediately.

* **Automatic sending after each response**
  Once the current AI response finishes, the extension automatically moves to the next queued message and sends it for you – no manual copy/paste, no babysitting the UI.

* **Inline queue preview bar**
  A slim queue bar sits above the input box, showing how many messages are queued, with quick access to expand, re-order, edit, or delete those messages.

* **Full queue manager UI**
  Expand the queue to see each message with:
  • Numbered order (what sends next)
  • Two-line preview of the text
  • Buttons to move up/down, edit, or delete individual messages

* **Popup editor**
  Open a popup editor from the queue bar (“Edit in Popup”) to draft longer, multi-paragraph prompts in a distraction-free textarea, then insert them back into the chat input or send/queue directly.

* **Per-chat queues, saved locally**
  Queues are stored per conversation using `localStorage`, so each chat can have its own queued messages, and everything stays on your machine.

* **Typing-aware sending**
  The extension detects when you’re actively typing and waits until you pause before sending the next queued message, to avoid interrupting your edits.

### Why it’s useful

* **Batch your thinking** – Write out a whole sequence of prompts and let them run automatically instead of constantly waiting and clicking “Send.”
* **Stay in flow** – Perfect for long research sessions, code reviews, or brainstorming where you already know the next 3–10 questions you want to ask.
* **Fewer mistakes** – Reordering and editing queued prompts before they send helps you avoid “oops, wrong prompt in the wrong chat.”

### How it works under the hood

* Injects a content script on `https://chatgpt.com/*` and `https://chat.openai.com/*` that:

  * Detects the chat input (textarea or contenteditable) and the Send button using resilient selectors that adapt to UI changes.
  * Watches the page for when the AI is generating a reply vs. idle using DOM attributes and visual indicators.
  * Intercepts **Alt+Enter** to push your current message text into a local queue and clear the input.
  * After generation finishes, loads the next queued message into the editor and triggers the Send button like a normal click.

There is no background server, no remote API calls, and no data collection — everything is JavaScript running inside your browser tab.

### Compatibility & Roadmap

> **Important:** At the moment, this extension **only** runs on the ChatGPT web interface (`chatgpt.com` and `chat.openai.com`).

Better AI Chat: Message Queue is designed as a "make AI chat better" layer. The long-term vision is to bring similar queueing and workflow tools to other popular AI chat platforms in the future.

This extension is an independent project and is **not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAI** or any other company.

### Who this extension is for

* Power users who live in ChatGPT for coding, writing, or research
* Students and researchers running structured experiment-style prompts
* Content creators drafting long series of variations or A/B tests
* Anyone who feels like they’re constantly stuck in “Send → wait → Send → wait” loops

### Support, feedback, and feature requests

If you need help, run into bugs, or the extension stops working due to UI changes, you can contact me directly:

* **LinkedIn:** search for **“Elliot Drel”**
* **Discord:** **@flyingymnast**

If you send me a feature request and it’s feasible for this extension, I’ll either add it or I’ll pay you **$20** as a thank-you for the idea.