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Dev tools · August 2, 2017

BrowserHelp

Control Chrome by talking to Alexa!

BrowserHelp launched on August 2, 2017 with 86 votes, #533 of 3,214 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

What it does

Browserhelp was originally created to make the web more accessible for the physically impaired, and allows anyone to control their Chrome browser by voice interaction with an Amazon Echo. Use voice commands to navigate through pages, history, and clickable links, search with Google, or quickly open predefined favourites. To start using Browserhelp, you need the Alexa skill and Chrome extension. The Chrome extension can be downloaded in Google's Web Store here . Enable the skill via Amazon's skills marketplace here , or via the Alexa app. Link the two by selecting Account Linking within the skill and using the login button shown by the Chrome extension. Browserhelp won awards in 2 global…from serene-harbor-37271.herokuapp.com

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