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Highlight or click in
Select any text, or click into a text box. A small glowing dot appears right where you're working.
Try it: give your mouse a quick shake
A little magic wherever you type.
Highlight any text or click into a text box, and a glowing dot appears. Tap it for a tiny AI chat right beside your words. Rewrite, explain, translate or ask anything, then apply the answer without leaving the page.
No account No API key needed Chats stay on your device
How it works
Three taps. Zero tab switching.
Orrie lives on the page you're already on, so your train of thought stays exactly where it was.
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Tap the dot
Pick a one-tap action like Improve writing or Explain, or just ask anything about it.
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Apply it in place
Orrie writes the answer straight back into your text box. No copying, no pasting, no new tab.
Features
Small on the page. Big on what it can do.
Everything you'd want from an AI chat, tucked into a popover that knows what you're looking at.
Shake to summon
No dot needed. A quick side-to-side shake opens Orrie wherever your cursor is. You can tune how firm the shake needs to be.
Your page keeps its focus
Orrie types through its own little editor, so your cursor, your selection and your place on the page never move while you chat.
Shake, then circle anything
Give your mouse a quick shake and an aurora washes over the page. Circle or drag over anything, like a chart, a photo or a paused video, and it drops into your chat as a screenshot. Nothing sends until you're ready.
One-tap actions
Improve writing, fix grammar, shorten, summarise, explain, translate or draft a reply. Reorder them, switch them off or write your own.
Attach files
Drop in images, PDFs up to 25 MB and text or code files, up to six at a time.
Keyboard friendly
Press Alt + J (Option + J on a Mac) to open Orrie anywhere. Esc closes it.
A full-page chat when you need room
Continue any chat in a clean full-page view with search, message editing and your whole history. It all lives in your browser, not on a server.
Writes the way you do
Set your spelling (yes, Australian English is in there), answer length, translation language and custom instructions once.
Off where you want it off
Turn Orrie off on any site in two clicks, or hide the dot and just use the shake or the shortcut.
Models
Pick the right brain for the job
Orrie runs on OpenAI's GPT-5.6 family. Switch between them any time from the picker at the top of the chat.
Luna
Fastest, for quick edits
Near-instant rewrites, grammar fixes and translations. Great for the small stuff you do all day.
Speed
Depth
Terra
Balanced, for everyday work
The default. Smart enough for real questions, quick enough that you won't notice the wait.
Speed
Depth
Sol
Smartest, for hard problems
Deeper reasoning for tricky code, dense documents and anything that needs a careful answer.
Speed
Depth
Privacy
Private by design, not by a setting
Orrie only sees what you ask it about, and your conversations never get saved to a server.
History on your device
Chats are saved in your browser. Clear them any time, set them to expire, or turn history off.
No account
Install and go. No sign-up, no email address, no profile.
No memory, no ads
Orrie doesn't build a profile of you or remember you between chats. The extension has no ads and no analytics.
Only what you ask about
Orrie reads a page only when you open it, and sends just your question and what it's about. Read the privacy policy.
Compare
Why Orrie instead of a sidebar
Most AI browser tools open a panel on the side of your screen and ask you to sign in. Orrie opens next to your words and asks for nothing.
| Feature | Orrie | Gemini in Chrome | ChatGPT extension | Sider | Grammarly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where the chat opens | Next to your text | Side panel | Side panel | Sidebar | Underlines and sidebar |
| Works without an account | |||||
| Where chats are saved | Your device | Google account | ChatGPT account | Sider's servers | Grammarly account |
| Bring your own API key | |||||
| Free plan | Daily free messages | Free | With a free ChatGPT account | 30 credits a day | 100 AI prompts a month |
Checked September 2026. Plans change, so check each product's site. See the full comparison
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is Orrie free?
Yes. Orrie is free to install and comes with free messages every day, with no account. If you use it a lot, you can add your own OpenAI API key for unlimited use, and a Plus plan is on the way. See pricing.
Do I need an OpenAI API key?
No. Free messages work straight away. A key is optional, for people who want unlimited use or a particular model. If you add one, it's stored only in your browser and sent only to OpenAI.
What does Orrie send, and where?
Only what you ask about: your message, the text you highlighted or the text box you're in, any files or circled areas you add, and the page's title and address. Actions like Summarise this page or Draft a reply also include the page's text. You can switch page context off in Settings.
That goes to OpenAI to write the answer, and your chat history is saved only in your browser. The privacy policy has the details.
Which websites does it work on?
Most of them: anywhere you can highlight text or type into a normal text box, like email, docs, social sites and forms. Chrome doesn't let extensions run on its own pages, such as the Chrome Web Store and settings. Some editors that draw their own text, like Google Docs, may not show the dot.
How is Orrie different from Gemini in Chrome?
Gemini is built into Chrome and it's free, which is great. The difference is where you work: Gemini's answers open in a side panel, while Orrie keeps the whole conversation in a small chat next to your text, and Apply drops the result straight into the text box you're in. Orrie also doesn't need a Google sign-in, and your history stays on your device.
Does it work in Edge, Brave or other browsers?
Orrie is built for Chrome. Most Chromium browsers, like Microsoft Edge and Brave, can install extensions from the Chrome Web Store, but we haven't tested every one yet.
Does Orrie remember things about me?
No. There's no memory feature. Each chat stands on its own. If you want Orrie to write a certain way, add custom instructions in Settings.
Can I turn it off on certain sites?
Yes. Open the menu in the chat and choose Turn off on this site, or manage your list in Settings. You can also hide the dot and only use the shake or the keyboard shortcut.
Give every text box a little magic
Free to start, no account, and it takes about ten seconds to install.