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The Gist of It

by _alexlazar_ · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 20 Oct 2026

Summarizes any selected text using AI.

Users
8
−3 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#215K
#180K among extensions
Version
0.0.1
updated 13 Nov 2024

Users

monthly, 2 years
0612Nov 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
001Nov 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 20 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About The Gist of It

This Chrome extension uses GPT to provide instant, intelligent summaries of any selected text. Built with [Plasmo](https://docs.plasmo.com/) and powered by OpenAI's GPT models. You put your OpenAI API key in, it gets stored locally, then right click on any text in the browser and use "Get the Gist of It" to summarize it.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−5−38.5%00.00
30 days−3−27.3%00.00
6 months−2−20.0%00.00
1 year−1−11.1%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
0.0.113 Nov 2024

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
13 Nov 2024
Size
67 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
okgjoinbmdegipkoblgfmbmmkihcopcm

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2
Permissions
contextMenusstorageaction
Site access
https://api.openai.com/*

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