Blync

Too many tabs open just to glance at a link or look up a highlighted word is the problem Blync goes after.

Blync is a browser extension that shows quick previews of links, runs searches on selected text, and connects to an AI assistant, so you can check something without leaving the page you are reading.

The AI side works with ChatGPT and Gemini.

You need an existing account with one of them, because Blync does not supply its own model.

You can customize how the assistant behaves, though expect some initial setup before it fits the way you work.

That is a small cost if you use the assistant often, and a bigger one if you only want previews.

Privacy is a selling point here.

Blync runs serverless and does not track your data, which matters for a tool that sits on top of everything you browse.

The main catch is browser support.

This AI browser extension currently works only in Chrome, Brave, and Edge, so Firefox and Safari users are out of luck for now.