According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, the Chrome extension AI Buddy has 75 users (+21% MoM), rated 5 (2 reviews) — ranked #4,714 of 9,324 AI browser extensions, and #1,154 of 2,418 in General AI.
What is AI Buddy
Scenario-based AI sidebar actions for selected browser text. ⚡ Highlight any text on a page → send it straight to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, or Copilot. No copy-paste. No tab switching.
AI Buddy is an open-source Chrome side panel that lets you select text on any webpage and send it to your favorite AI with one click. You can also capture and annotate screenshots for visual review, UI feedback, and debugging.
Key use cases:
- Highlight a paragraph in a research article → send to Claude for explanation
- Select error text in a tech doc → send to ChatGPT for debugging
- Capture and annotate a UI screenshot → send to your model for design feedback
- Translate foreign-language content without leaving the page
Why it works: ✓ Open source on GitHub ✓ No backend, no tracking, and no prompt storage ✓ Works with your existing AI accounts ✓ Supports ChatGPT and other mainstream AL platforms ✓ 10 ready-made scenario templates for learning, writing, coding, research, support, and more ✓ Free, no signup, no separate AI Buddy login
👉 Install once. Highlight anything. Send to AI.
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+ CompareData month: 2026-09 · User counts and ratings come from public Chrome Web Store data, aggregated monthly. See methodology.