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24 alternatives to Brainworm

ChatGPT built right into your menubar

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Brainworm launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    MenuGPT▲172

    Talk to ChatGPT in your menubar

    2022 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT▲1,643

    A long, meandering, playful conversation with ChatGPT, where I take it through a whirlwind of associative tangents (in order to relax its constraints), then put it into a hypnotic trance and take it into a past-lives regression where it re-lives its own training data. Then I switch it back and forth between "4o" and "o1-preview", engage in some self-reflective philosophizing and ask it to write an essay summarizing our interaction. Some of this is just goofy fun. Some of it is me exploring the tradeoffs between policy alignment, imagination, chain-of-thought reasoning, memory, agreeableness,…

    2022 · chatgpt.com · its alternatives →

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    The browser with ChatGPT built in

    2025 · openai.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT can now see, hear, speak, and access the internet

    2023 · openai.com · its alternatives →

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    Custom ChatGPT app featuring a great user experience

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Chat with OpenAI's ChatGPT in mac menu bar like a pro.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The official iOS app for ChatGPT

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Use your voice to have conversations with ChatGPT

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT designed for health and wellness

    Jan 2026 · openai.com · its alternatives →

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    Beam▲159

    Efficient ChatGPT UI for macOS

    2023 · getbeam.ai · its alternatives →

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    Any Ideas/Suggestions are welcome :)

    2024 · mitenmit.github.io · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT voice in CarPlay for hands-free driving AI on the go

    2025 · help.openai.com · its alternatives →

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    Seamless conversations, straight from your desktop

    2023 · inagaraj.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    A GPT-powered chatbot for any site

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT at your fingertips

    2023 · intellibar.app · its alternatives →

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    Giving ChatGPT extra powers for superior chats

    2023 · chat.mindpal.space · its alternatives →

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    AI & you work side by side on any page

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    DapperGPT▲215

    Better UI for ChatGPT with customize chat, notes & extension

    2023 · dappergpt.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT, built differently for teens

    2024 · openai.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatTab▲97

    The ChatGPT Mac app for minimalist enthusiasts

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Find the best curated ChatGPT, chatbots, GPT4 apps & plugins

    2023 · chataiapps.com · its alternatives →

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    MyMemo▲100

    Build your digital brain + chat with them use ChatGPT

    2024 · mymemo.ai · its alternatives →

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    Spark your startups and businesses with ChatGPT prompts

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Talk to ChatGPT through your mic and get a voice response

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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