ChatGPT Browser Extension

A browser extension for using the ChatGPT API, built for the Brave Browser. This extension allows you to interact with the ChatGPT API by entering text in the popup and receiving generated responses.

Getting Started

These instructions will help you set up the ChatGPT browser extension and Flask server on your local machine.

Prerequisites

• Brave Browser
• Python 3.6 or higher (if not using Docker)
• Flask and Flask-CORS libraries (if not using Docker)
• OpenAI Python library (if not using Docker)
• Docker (optional)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/cameronhopkin/ChatGPT_Example cd chatgpt-extension

2. Set up a virtual environment and install dependencies (non-Docker method), or use Docker:

Non-Docker method: python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt

Docker method: docker build -t chatgpt-extension .

3. Add your ChatGPT API key to the .env file:

OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Obtain a key here https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys

4. Run the Flask server:

Non-Docker method: python app.py

Docker method: docker run -p 5001:5000 --env-file .env chatgpt-extension

5. Load the extension in Brave Browser:

• Open Brave Browser
• Navigate to brave://extensions
• Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner
• Click "Load unpacked" and select the chatgpt-extension directory

Now, the ChatGPT browser extension should be active and ready to use.

Usage

Click on the extension icon in the browser toolbar, enter your input text in the provided textarea, and click "Generate" to receive a response from the ChatGPT API. The generated text will be displayed in the "Output" textarea.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues or pull requests for improvements or bug fixes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.