askAI — Chrome Extension

askAI is a simple and powerful Chrome extension that explains selected text using your favorite AI models.
With a right-click, you can instantly get concise AI-powered explanations from OpenAI (ChatGPT), Gemini (Google), Mistral AI, Cohere, OpenRouter, or Hugging Face — all in one extension.

• 🔍 Select and Explain: Highlight any text on a webpage, right-click, and choose “Ask AI” to get an instant explanation.
• 🤖 Choose Your AI: Supports OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral, Cohere, OpenRouter, and Hugging Face.
• 🗝️ Private API Keys: Your API keys are saved only in your browser (never sent to anyone else).
• 🗨️ Conversational Chat: Ask follow-up questions directly in a mini-chat popup.
• 🖥️ Works on Most Websites: (Some restrictions apply for sites like Google Docs — see below.)

1. Download or Clone This Repo: (Or download as ZIP and extract.)

2. Go to chrome://extensions in Chrome

3. Enable Developer Mode (top-right toggle)

4. Click “Load unpacked” and select your extracted askai-extension folder

1. Get Your API Keys:

• OpenAI (ChatGPT)
• Gemini (Google)
• Mistral AI
• Cohere
• OpenRouter
• Hugging Face

2. Set API Keys:

• Click the askAI extension icon.
• Go to “Settings”.
• Paste your API keys in the relevant fields.
• Select your preferred provider and save.

3. Use It:

• Select text on any webpage.
• Right-click and choose “Ask AI”.
• See the explanation in a fancy popup. You can ask follow-up questions in the popup chat!

• Permissions Used:
  "contextMenus", "activeTab", "storage", "scripting", "host_permissions": ["https://*/*", "http://*/*"]
• Your API keys and queries never leave your browser. All requests go directly to your chosen AI provider.

• Not working on Google Docs or some sites?
  This is a Chrome/Google Docs limitation (Docs uses a custom editor that blocks script access).
• Error: Cannot access contents of the page.
  Make sure you enabled “host_permissions” in manifest.json and reloaded the extension.
• Gemini not working?
  Use the X-goog-api-key header for Gemini requests, and make sure your API key is unrestricted.

Pull requests and suggestions welcome! Open an issue or submit a PR.

MIT License

Made with ❤️ by Ekrem O.