Learning
Understand any selected passage
Hand-eye calibration estimates the rigid transformation between a robot end-effector and an attached camera.
Free Chrome screenshot and sidebar assistant
Send annotated screenshots and page context to AI chat.
Capture part of a webpage or highlight text, choose a reusable action, and send a polished prompt to your preferred chat platform with shortcuts, safety checks, and per-platform Send Behavior.
Annotated screenshots
10 starter scenarios
Keyboard shortcuts
No AI Buddy backend
any-website.com/article
Email reply
Draft a careful response from context
Can you send the updated contract by Friday and confirm whether procurement approved it?
Creating visuals
Turn rough notes into visual direction
A lightweight launch dashboard showing adoption, retention, customer feedback, and next bets.
Supported platforms
Use the AI and messaging tools you already trust.
AI Buddy supports ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Microsoft Copilot for AI chat. Messaging destinations such as WhatsApp Web, Telegram Web, and Discord default to Draft only, and can be switched to Auto-send from Send Behavior in the side panel or Options page.
Select text
Use the web content already in front of you.
Pick an action
Run reusable prompts from a compact toolbar.
Continue in chat
Open the target platform beside the current page.
New in v1.2.2
More control for daily AI workflows.
AI Buddy now keeps sending mode visible in the side panel, simplifies messaging auto-send, and keeps the same lightweight toolbar model for repeated browser workflows.
Ten starter Scenarios
Start from Learning, Workplace, Creative, Research, Writing, Coding, Marketing & Sales, Customer Support, Data Analysis, or Planning.
Keyboard shortcuts
Use shortcuts for toolbar enablement, side panel, screenshots, and the next Scenario. Edit assignments from Chrome's shortcut page.
Pinned Actions
Keep two or three favorite Actions at the front of the toolbar no matter which Scenario is active.
Transform menu
Turn selected text into a tweet, table, mind map, Mermaid diagram, checklist, quiz, flashcards, or user story.
Screenshot annotation
Crop first, then highlight, blur, add arrows, or label the screenshot before sending it to the Chat Platform.
Sensitive Data Warning
Get a confirmation prompt when selected text appears to contain emails, phone numbers, API keys, addresses, or financial numbers.
Import and export
Back up or move Scenarios, Actions, Chat Platforms, global instructions, and preferences as a JSON file.
Platform profiles
Choose auto-send, draft-only, paste-only, or open-side-panel-first behavior for each Chat Platform.
Side panel Send Behavior
Switch a platform between Auto-send and Draft only beside the chat frame, without a separate auto-send toggle.
Telegram send hardening
Improved Telegram Web send-control detection for current button markup.
What it does
Fast actions for screenshots, reading, writing, and research.
AI Buddy is built for repeatable browser work: capture or select something useful, trigger the right prompt, and keep moving without tab switching.
Screenshot prompts
Capture part of the page, annotate it if needed, add an instruction, and send the image plus prompt text together.
Instant text actions
Summarize, explain, translate, draft, polish, brainstorm, or ask about selected text.
Scenario libraries
Group actions for learning, workplace, creative work, coding, research, planning, and your own custom workflow.
Prompt control
Customize templates, global instructions, response language, pinned actions, toolbar order, colors, and platform behavior.
Side panel context
Keep the source page visible while the generated prompt opens beside it, with Platform, Send Behavior, and Scenario controls in one place.
Broad platform support
Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Microsoft Copilot, and more.
Privacy-first local design
No AI Buddy server stores chats or relays prompts; settings and actions stay in Chrome storage.
Demo videos
See screenshot prompts and text actions in your browser.
The extension has separate surfaces for quick selection actions, side panel work, daily settings, and deeper prompt configuration.
Install
Get AI Buddy from the Chrome Web Store.
Install the extension, pin it in Chrome, choose your scenario and platform, then highlight text on any page to start using the toolbar.
Install the extension
Use the Chrome Web Store link to add AI Buddy to your browser.
Choose your workflow
Select your default scenario, chat platform, Send Behavior, response language, and toolbar style.
Highlight and send
Run actions from the toolbar and continue the prompt in Chrome's side panel.
Privacy-minded by design
Free, local-first, and transparent.
AI Buddy is free to use and open source. It does not store your chat messages, does not run a third-party relay server, and sends selected text only to the platform you choose when you trigger an action.