AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to AlliHat
I think we all have a similar flow and pain with browsers and AI. Copy article, paste in Claude tab, come back to article, back to Claude, in circles we go. Anthropic has a Chrome extension, but my daily driver is Safari. So I made my own extension. It's not a clone as I've never used the Chrome version. One obvious change: the Chrome version I believe uses Chrome "request sidebar" thing. And Safari doesn't have that, so had to inject the sidebar right in the site html itself. There's been some fun things in here like figuring out the sidebar html/css sandboxing. Also there's an agent…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Claude can now connect to your world
2025 · claude.com · its alternatives →
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1Code▲569Just to clarify the background a bit. This project wasn’t planned as a big standalone release at first. On January 16, Ollama added support for an Anthropic-compatible API, and I was curious how far this could be pushed in practice. I decided to try plugging local Ollama models directly into a Claude Code-style workflow and see if it would actually work end to end. Here is the release note from Ollama that made this possible: https://ollama.com/blog/claude Technically, what I do is pretty straightforward: - Detect which local models are available in Ollama. - When…
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Browserfly▲203Hey Hackers! I've had this idea stuck in my head for a while: what if an AI could actually use my browser for me? I mean, not on some virtual machine in the cloud like ChatGPT agent, but right on my own browser. I finally decided to just build it and see what would happen. I wrote a quick MVP, and honestly, I didn't expect much. But then... it started doing things. On its own. It figured out how to use search engine to find what I needed, read a webpage to answer my questions, and even it can organize my chaotic mess of tabs into neat groups. It was a genuine "whoa" moment for me. That's…
2025 · browserfly.app · its alternatives →
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Summarize YouTube videos and save time with Anthropic Claude
2023 · glasp.co · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm excited to share BrowserBee, a privacy-first AI assistant in your browser that allows you to run and automate tasks using your LLM of choice (currently supports Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, and Ollama). Short demo here: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/209c7042-6d54-4fc... Inspired by projects like Browser Use and Playwright MCP, its main advantage is the browser extension form factor which makes it more convenient for day to day use, especially for less technical users. Its also a bit less cumbersome to use on websites that require you to be…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Browser Buddy▲156Hey HN, thank you for being a part of the internet we love. We’re Arnav, Mo, Jeremy and we’re building an “Internet for-you page” that recommends blogs and essays based on your interests. Try it here (https://www.browserbuddy.com/)! We love to discover and learn from personal blogs, essays, and articles on the internet. But despite exciting advancements in language modeling, it’s felt harder to discover interesting links from real people. We believe there is untapped potential to use these language models as “curators” rather than “creators”. To explore this, we’re building a…
Dec 2025 · browserbuddy.com · its alternatives →
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Hi All, since I am consistently overwhelmed with all the all the ai/gpt news on the hn front page I built this simple extension to filter out such articles and show them on the extension popup if I'm in the mood to read. I am interested in the topic but just tired of reading the similar discussions (local models, llama on mac, ai taking away our jobs, etc) all the time. Every few days I search for topics on hn.algolia.com and go over any exciting development. Ironically, since this was the first time I built an extension chat-gpt helped build 90% of the extension since . Also once…
2023 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Nimbus▲89Hi HN, I'm Anil. Nimbus is a desktop browser with an AI agent built into it. The UX is shamelessly inspired by Claude Code: a chat bar at the bottom, an agent log above it, and the webpage itself when its needed. This is mainly a UX experiment for me. And also the reason it isn't a Chrome extension: once you have a chat bar that understands intent, the URL field is redundant. You shouldn't have two places to tell the browser what you want. I didn't want to bolt an agent onto an existing browser's chrome and end up with duplicated controls everywhere — I wanted full freedom to redesign the…
May 2026 · usenimbus.app · its alternatives →
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I got frustrated with Claude's official platform limitations - conversations disappearing, no customization options, and clunky file handling. So I built my own interface over a weekend! GitHub: https://github.com/chihebnabil/claude-ui What it does: - Saves all conversations locally (SQLite + Drizzle ORM) - Lets you customize Claude's personality per chat - Handles file attachments properly + caching input tokens - Dark/light mode - No conversation limits - Markdown & code syntax highlighting Tech stack is pretty simple: - Nuxt 3 for the frontend - Anthropic's SDK…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Use AI Services Right from Your Browser Sidebar
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN I read and research multiple things, both for work and personal curiosity. But I realized that in doing so, I have to frequently switch among many reading tabs and note-taking pages, which breaks my reading flow. That's why I teamed up with my friends to build Saner.ai Chrome Extension. It’s a side panel note that appears across tabs, and we can toggle it on and off whenever we like. Also, we can highlight any text and then use keyboard shortcuts to save it along with its URL. This has made my reading and research experience smoother :) I hope it will be helpful to people like us out…
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN. I built this because my Anthropic API bills were getting out of hand (spoiler: they remain high even with this, batch is not a magic bullet). I use Claude Code daily for software design and infra work (terraform, code reviews, docs). Many Terminal tabs, many questions. I realised some questions are ok to wait on and with that comes some cost savings. So here is a small MCP that lets you send work directly to Anthropic's Batch API from inside Claude Code, for the same quality responses just 50% cheaper, results come back in ~30min-1hr. How it works: you type /batch review this…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I’m Ashwin, co-founder of ContextFort (https://contextfort.ai/). We provide visibility and controls for AI browser agents like Claude in Chrome through an open-source browser extension. Browser agents are AI copilots that can autonomously navigate and take actions in your browser. They show up as standalone browsers (Comet, Atlas) or Chrome extensions (Claude). They’re especially useful in sites where search/API connectors don’t work well, like searching through Google Groups threads for a bug fix or pulling invoices from BILL.com. Anthropic released Claude CoWork…
Jan 2026 · contextfort.ai · its alternatives →
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Anthropic recently released a new model called Claude. As I was unable to access this model, I noticed a lot of discussions on Twitter regarding comparisons and use cases of Claude and ChatGPT. To keep track of these conversations, I created a repository that compiles information on the following topics: * Comparisons between Claude and ChatGPT * Use cases * Limitations of Claude Check it out and please create a bug/PR if more threads can be added: https://github.com/taranjeet/awesome-claude
2023 · its alternatives →
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I built this Chrome extension (using Claude Code) to help me customize the style of web pages to my liking. It's not perfect, but it does a decent job most of the time. You will need to bring your own Anthropic API key and add it in the settings if you want to try it out. Features: - Use natural language to customize any web page - You can make the changes apply to the current page only or domain-wide - You can see your prompt history for the page and toggle any of them - Cost is tracked using Anthropic pricing and token counts (it may not be 100% accurate, but close enough) Cost per change…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Free ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity Sidebar - Chrome Web Store
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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The official AI assistant by Anthropic, in your back pocket
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Direct Access to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude
2025 · read.ai · its alternatives →
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A friend and I built this as a side project to help us collaborate on files with our agents. Claude / Codex kept outputting .md and .html files which are great until we needed to share them, so we built this small website to help with that. Agent can either use an HTTP + Skill or an MCP which also uses MCP Apps to add widgets to Claude Desktop / Mobile chat. Would love any feedback and hopefully this helps someone else as it did us!
Jun 2026 · workplane.co · its alternatives →
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Smart Bookmarks powered by AI
2024 · sidekic.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I'm one of the creators of Nanobrowser, an open-source Chrome extension that lets you automate web tasks using AI agents. We were inspired by the potential of tools like OpenAI's Operator, but we wanted something that was: -Open-Source:You can see the code, modify it, and contribute to the project. -Browser-Based:No complex setups or server deployments. It runs directly in your browser. -Customizable:You can tailor the agent's behavior to your specific needs. -BYO LLM:Bring your own large language model API key (OpenAI, Anthropic,or even local models), No vendor lock-in. -Privacy…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey, I made this Chrome Extension to run automations using natural language (much like OpenAI Operator in the browser). Another fun feature is to surf by voice -- no need for a mouse or keyboard. I'm personally using it to automate my property management stuff like sales tax filings, sending check-in instructions, monitoring the Nest camera, etc. Another obvious use case is UI testing (a natural language version of Selenium). Also, I've used it to automate personalized DM's and replies on Linkedin and X. Would love to hear your thoughts!
2025 · chromeautopilot.com · its alternatives →
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