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Perplexity Computer adds Chrome control through a new extension for Mac and Windows
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- adds Chrome browser control through a new extension in the Mac and Windows apps
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Perplexity Computer can now control your Google Chrome browser from the Perplexity Mac and Windows app.
What happened
Perplexity Computer can now control Google Chrome from the Perplexity Mac and Windows apps after a one-time extension setup, Aravind Srinivas says. Perplexity’s quoted announcement says Computer can use sites users are already signed into, and the extension is live for all Computer users in those apps. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/perplexity/pninphncmkphpjgfffammoenglghcjii https://twitter.com/askperplexity/status/2116183470439620676
Why it matters
Connecting Computer to an existing Chrome session lets browsing tasks use sites where users are already signed in, reducing setup across those sites.
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See the full storyPerplexity Adds Chrome Control to Computer in Its Mac and Windows AppsPerplexity Computer can now control your Google Chrome browser from the Perplexity Mac and Windows app. A new chrome extension below to set it up once and you can just ask your agent to do any local browsing tasks on your Chrome browser
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/perplexity/pninphncmkphpjgfffammoenglghcjii https://twitter.com/askperplexity/status/2116183470439620676
Computer's Mac and Windows apps now work in your own Chrome. The new Perplexity extension links the two, so Computer uses sites you're already signed into. Here, it turns a business's reviews into a prioritized list of fixes and replies. Live now for all Computer users in the Mac and Windows apps. Get it: http://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/perplexity/pninphncmkphpjgfffammoenglghcjiiView the quoted post on X
The story so far
Perplexity has added Google Chrome control to Computer in its Mac and Windows apps through a new extension, now available to all Computer users in those apps, according to the company’s announcement quoted by Aravind Srinivas. Srinivas said the feature requires a one-time extension setup. Perplexity said Computer can then use websites where users are already signed in.
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