HootSpot - Find psychological and rhetorical patterns

by Tilman Holzhauer · Education

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Side panel tool to analyze text for psychological and rhetorical patterns with Gemini API or a local LLM via LM Studio / Ollama.

Users

0 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#243K

#203K among extensions

Version

0.0.2

updated 25 Oct 2025

Users

monthly, 12 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 12 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About HootSpot - Find psychological and rhetorical patterns

HootSpot is an educational tool that empowers you to identify, understand an learn about a wide range of psychological, rhetorical, and political manipulation tactics in any text, leveraging the power of the Google Gemini API, OpenRouter or your own local Language Models via LM Studio or Ollama. It runs in the Chrome Side Panel, allowing you to send selected text from any webpage via keyboard shortcut or context menu to receive an instant, in-depth analysis of its underlying messaging and potential manipulative techniques. Your API key and local server configurations are stored locally, ensuring your privacy.