SurfMind: Instant AI chat (GPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama)

Tracking since Apr 7, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 14, 2026
  description

  Ever wished ChatGPT could help you on the website you're viewing without explaining too much?
  
  SurfMind solves exactly that. Our AI chat sidebar sees what you see and lets you chat with AI about it.
  
  ⚡ Convenient and Powerful
  SurfMind can research across multiple tabs at once and understand both content and visual elements, giving you comprehensive assistance. The sidebar appears instantly next to your webpage and stays out of your way until you need it.
  
  🚀 Bring Your Own Key or Use Our Credits
  Bring your own API key to use your favorite models whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or 100+ models (Grok, Mistral, DeepSeek) from OpenRouter. Free trial credits are also provided to avoid the hassle of setting up API keys.
  
  🔒 Privacy First
  SurfMind is designed with privacy at its core. Our architecture ensures your conversations with AI remain private between you and your chosen AI provider.
  
  ✨ Advanced Features
    🌐 Web Search: AI searches the web in real time with inline citation badges and source previews
    🧠 Thinking Mode: Deep reasoning with model-specific effort settings across GPT, Gemini, and Claude
    📎 File Attachments: Attach PDFs, CSVs, text, or code files and view them side by side with the chat
    ✍️ In-page Toolbar: Select any text on any webpage to rewrite, summarize, or insert AI-generated content
    🔧 Local & Custom Models: Connect directly to Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, or vLLM for fully local AI

  Ever wished ChatGPT could help you on the website you're viewing without explaining too much?
  
  SurfMind solves exactly that. Our AI chat sidebar sees what you see and lets you chat with AI about it.
  
  ⚡ Convenient and Powerful
  SurfMind can research across multiple tabs at once and understand both content and visual elements, giving you comprehensive assistance. The sidebar appears instantly next to your webpage and stays out of your way until you need it.
  
  🚀 Bring Your Own Key or Use Our Credits
  Bring your own API key to use your favorite models whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or 100+ models (Grok, Mistral, DeepSeek) from OpenRouter. Free trial credits are also provided to avoid the hassle of setting up API keys.
  
  🔒 Privacy First
  SurfMind is designed with privacy at its core. Our architecture ensures your conversations with AI remain private between you and your chosen AI provider.
  
  ✨ Advanced Features
    🌐 Web Search: AI searches the web in real time with inline citation badges and source previews
    🧠 Thinking Mode: Deep reasoning with model-specific effort settings across GPT, Gemini, and Claude
    📎 File Attachments: Attach PDFs, CSVs, text, or code files and view them side by side with the chat
    ✍️ In-page Toolbar: Select any text on any webpage to rewrite, summarize, or insert AI-generated content
    🔧 Local & Custom Models: Connect directly to Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, or vLLM for fully local AI
   💪 Action Execution: AI can now navigate, click, scroll, and type on webpages on your behalf to get tasks done automatically.

• Jun 14, 2026
  name

  SurfMind: Free AI chat (GPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter)

  SurfMind: Instant AI chat (GPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama)

• Jun 14, 2026
  permissions

  activeTab, alarms, scripting, storage, sidePanel, tabs

  activeTab, alarms, scripting, storage, unlimitedStorage, sidePanel, tabs, webNavigation

• May 4, 2026
  description

  Ever wished ChatGPT could help you on the website you're viewing without explaining too much?
  
  SurfMind solves exactly that. Our AI chat sidebar sees what you see and lets you chat with AI about it.
  
  ⚡ Convenient and Powerful
  SurfMind can research across multiple tabs at once and understand both content and visual elements, giving you comprehensive assistance. The sidebar appears instantly next to your webpage and stays out of your way until you need it.
  
  🚀 Free (bring your own key)
  Bring your own API key to use your favorite models whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or 100+ models (Grok, Mistral, DeepSeek) from OpenRouter. Free trial credits are also provided to avoid the hassle of setting up API keys.
  
  🔒 Privacy First
  SurfMind is designed with privacy at its core. Our architecture ensures your conversations with AI remain private between you and your chosen AI provider.

  Ever wished ChatGPT could help you on the website you're viewing without explaining too much?
  
  SurfMind solves exactly that. Our AI chat sidebar sees what you see and lets you chat with AI about it.
  
  ⚡ Convenient and Powerful
  SurfMind can research across multiple tabs at once and understand both content and visual elements, giving you comprehensive assistance. The sidebar appears instantly next to your webpage and stays out of your way until you need it.
  
  🚀 Bring Your Own Key or Use Our Credits
  Bring your own API key to use your favorite models whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or 100+ models (Grok, Mistral, DeepSeek) from OpenRouter. Free trial credits are also provided to avoid the hassle of setting up API keys.
  
  🔒 Privacy First
  SurfMind is designed with privacy at its core. Our architecture ensures your conversations with AI remain private between you and your chosen AI provider.
  
  ✨ Advanced Features
    🌐 Web Search: AI searches the web in real time with inline citation badges and source previews
    🧠 Thinking Mode: Deep reasoning with model-specific effort settings across GPT, Gemini, and Claude
    📎 File Attachments: Attach PDFs, CSVs, text, or code files and view them side by side with the chat
    ✍️ In-page Toolbar: Select any text on any webpage to rewrite, summarize, or insert AI-generated content
    🔧 Local & Custom Models: Connect directly to Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, or vLLM for fully local AI

Permissions & access

Permissions

activeTabalarmsscriptingstorageunlimitedStoragesidePaneltabswebNavigation

Host access

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