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Claude in Chrome
Anthropic's Chrome extension: Claude reads the page you're signed in to, then clicks, types and fills forms across your tabs.
8.0/ 10
Early score
Early score, based on docs and demos. Not hands-on tested yet. How we rate
Pros
- Works with the logins you already have, across a group of tabs
- Stops before purchases and other one-way actions; Permissions Mode limits it to sites you approve
- Team and Enterprise admins can set site allowlists and blocklists. Developers can use Claude's computer use tool via the API
Cons
- Paid Claude plan required
- Anthropic itself advises against using it on banking, health records and other sensitive workflows
Sources
Facts on this page come from official pages, checked Oct 18, 2026. The score is docs-based: we haven't tested Claude in Chrome hands-on yet.
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