[GH-ISSUE #7099] Integrate in Chrome, Chrome Extension #51018

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opened 2026-04-28 17:51:56 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @kishanios123 on GitHub (Oct 4, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/7099

Hi Ollama team,

I’d like to suggest a feature to integrate Ollama with a Chrome extension that enables auto-replies directly within email platforms (Gmail, Outlook) and other text fields (social media, messaging apps, etc.).

Main Benefit: Users could generate replies without leaving the current tab or copy-pasting content back and forth. This would streamline workflows, allowing users to instantly create context-aware responses, improving productivity without interrupting their browser-based tasks.

Workflow:

Install the Ollama Chrome extension.
Click a “Generate Auto-Reply” button within any text box (e.g., Gmail or social media).
Ollama generates a response based on the context of the conversation.
This would be especially useful for customer support, sales, or anyone handling repetitive communications.

Thanks for considering this!

Originally created by @kishanios123 on GitHub (Oct 4, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/7099 Hi Ollama team, I’d like to suggest a feature to integrate Ollama with a Chrome extension that enables auto-replies directly within email platforms (Gmail, Outlook) and other text fields (social media, messaging apps, etc.). Main Benefit: Users could generate replies without leaving the current tab or copy-pasting content back and forth. This would streamline workflows, allowing users to instantly create context-aware responses, improving productivity without interrupting their browser-based tasks. Workflow: Install the Ollama Chrome extension. Click a “Generate Auto-Reply” button within any text box (e.g., Gmail or social media). Ollama generates a response based on the context of the conversation. This would be especially useful for customer support, sales, or anyone handling repetitive communications. Thanks for considering this!
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-04-28 17:51:56 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2024):

Why not use one of the many existing extensions and just configure it to use the OpenAI compatibility endpoint?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2393127590 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2024): Why not use one of the many existing extensions and just configure it to use the [OpenAI compatibility](https://ollama.com/blog/openai-compatibility) endpoint?
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@Derjyn commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2024):

I think Ollama should stay focused. Maintaining a browser extension that edges on scraping/data mining (well, parsing website and form data) seems very out-of-scope and is no small undertaking.

We don't need this lean and mean LLM machine getting bloated with this sort of feature creep; I second what @rick-github stated. Simple solutions for this already exist, and Ollama doesn't limit users from tapping in via the API.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2395866431 --> @Derjyn commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2024): I think Ollama should stay focused. Maintaining a browser extension that edges on scraping/data mining (well, parsing website and form data) seems very out-of-scope and is no small undertaking. We don't need this lean and mean LLM machine getting bloated with this sort of feature creep; I second what @rick-github stated. Simple solutions for this already exist, and Ollama doesn't limit users from tapping in via the API.
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#51018