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Ask Gene - AI Assistant

by Gene

v1.1.04 Updated Mar 8, 2026 16.99MiB
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Description

πŸ†•πŸ‘‰ Try out the new Notes feature! You may save your AI searches now to Gene Notes! Create new notes and save AI responses to a particular note - that way you can always go back to it as a reference! πŸš€ Gene is your all-in-one AI assistant powered by GPT-5.1 and DeepSeek-V3. Hit Ctrl + Q, and you’re ready to go! Gene helps you search, read, write, translate, and much moreβ€”all in one place. Key Features: πŸ’¬ AI Chat ✨ Chat with the latest ChatGPT model seamlessly across any webpage. 🧡 Doesn't matter the length of that documentβ€”just ask away! Chat & Summarize πŸ“š Webpage Summaries: Type "/webpage" to reference page and get concise summaries of long articles without having to read everything. πŸ–οΈ Highlight & Learn: Select any text on a webpage, and Gene will answer your questions right away. πŸ“„ PDF Search: Freely open any PDFβ€”whether online or from your computerβ€”use "/webpage" or "/pdf" to reference the whole doc, or highlight any text, right-click, and ask Gene! (Note: Make sure "Allow access to file URLs" is turned on before use) πŸ“‘ Google Docs Search: Freely open any Google Docs and use highlight or "/webpage" or "/docs" feature! ▢️ Youtube Video Search: Freely open any Youtube video and use "/webpage" or "/video" feature and ask anything on that video! [β—‰Β°] Screenshot: Click the screenshot button, highlight anything on a webpage, and ask questions on it. This is useful for a picture or chart! It is also great for data analysis! Smart Search 🧠 Search Agent: Ask a question, and Gene will intelligently search the web, review the results, and deliver an accurate answer using multiple keywords. Write with AI πŸ“ Write Agent: Share a topic, and Gene will create structured outlines with detailed content and references. ✏️ Content Assistant: Provide a prompt, and we’ll turn it into polished, well-written content for you. Instant Translation 🌍 Text Translation: Quickly translate selected text on any webpageβ€”no copy-pasting needed. Problem Solve βž• Math & Code Solutions: Get step-by-step explanations for math problems and solve coding challenges instantly. πŸ’» How to Use: πŸ”Ή Add Gene to Chrome and pin it to your toolbar. πŸ”Ή Press Ctrl+Q to wake up Gene. πŸ”Ή Start leveraging the power of AI instantly! ❓ Frequently Asked Questions: πŸ—£οΈ Do I need a ChatGPT/OpenAI account? Nope! You don’t need an OpenAI account to use Gene. πŸ’Έ Is Gene free to use? Yes, it's absolutely free. πŸ“§ Need Help? Got questions or suggestions? Reach out to us at πŸ’Œ contact@askgene.io. Get ready to supercharge your productivity with Gene! ⚑
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Reviews (4 cached)

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025-09-22
Josue Muhirwa

Great assistant ever for free. thank you so much

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025-08-20
Ingabire Brenda

its becoming different to write my requests

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026-01-20
SOLITARY SLACKER

it does not work in certain tabs, word for example. Also could add a history feature. Besides that its great.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024-10-16
a z

I can't use it on the Mac because Ctrl-Q closes the browser (I mapped Ctrl to Command and vice versa for Windows compatibility). It would be very useful to be able to configure the shortcut.

Permissions (9)

Permissions

activeTabβ„Ή Can access the current tab when you click the extension contextMenusβ„Ή Can add items to the right-click menu idleβ„Ή Can detect when you're away from the computer scriptingβ„Ή Can inject scripts into web pages sidePanel storageβ„Ή Can store data locally in your browser tabsβ„Ή Can see your open tabs and their URLs webNavigationβ„Ή Can monitor navigation events webRequestβ„Ή Can observe and analyze network traffic

Details

Version 1.1.04
Updated Mar 8, 2026
Size 16.99MiB
First Seen Mar 22, 2026