# SurfMind: AI chat (GPT, Claude, OpenRouter)

> Instant AI chat. Connect with +100 AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, OpenRouter, Ollama, Local and Custom Models)

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/surfmind](https://chrome-stats.com/d/surfmind)

## Overview

- **ID:** `surfmind`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SurfMind
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools,language-support
- **Daily users:** 17
- **Weekly downloads:** 9
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2026-06-14
- **Size:** 7.62 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/surfmind/)
- **Website:** [https://surfmind.ai/](https://surfmind.ai/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/surfmind/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/surfmind/privacy/)

## Description

Meet SurfMind: Instant AI chat (GPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama, Local & Custom Models)

Tired of copying and pasting text into ChatGPT in another tab? SurfMind brings the world’s most powerful AI models right next to your webpage. Whether you need to research across 10 tabs, draft flawless replies, summarize long articles, or automate browser tasks, SurfMind sees what you see and helps you get it done right where you are.

Why Choose SurfMind?
⚡ Instant AI Access: One click to bring up your AI assistant. It stays neatly out of your way until you need it.
🧠 Page-Aware & Multi-Tab Research: SurfMind understands the page you are on and can compare information across multiple open tabs at once.
💪 Auto-Pilot Browser Actions: Let AI do the heavy lifting. SurfMind can navigate, click, scroll, and type on webpages to complete repetitive tasks for you.
🗝 Bring Your Own Key or Use Our Credits: Connect 100+ AI models with your own API keys — or start instantly with our free trial credits.
🔒 Privacy-First Architecture: Your data and conversations stay secure and private between you and your chosen AI provider.

Advanced Features Built for Your Workflow
🌐 Real-Time Web Search: Get up-to-date answers with inline citation badges and source previews.
📎 Side-by-Side File Chat: Drop PDFs, CSVs, images, or code files directly into the sidebar to chat, analyze, and visualize them next to your browser.
✍ In-Page Highlight Toolbar: Highlight any text on any website to explain, rewrite, translate, or summarize.
🏞 Image Generation: Generate and edit images with Nano Banana, GPT Image, Flux, Seedream.
💭 Thinking Mode: Control model-specific deep reasoning and effort levels for complex technical or coding tasks.
🔌 Local Offline AI: Full support for local LLMs via Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, or vLLM for complete data privacy.

What Can You Do with SurfMind?
Deep Research & Study: Compare sources, analyze dense articles, and summarize multi-page PDF documents side-by-side with your browser.
Content Creation & Writing: Draft polished emails, write engaging social media updates, or translate and rewrite selected web text instantly.
Design & Develop: Understand visual page layouts, generate ideas, troubleshoot front-end changes, and test website interactions directly on your live screen.
Workflow Automation: Automate repetitive, multi-step browser actions like navigating websites, scrolling pages, and filling out forms on your behalf.

## Rankings

- #26,320 — Overall
- #9 — openai gpt
- #67 — openai chat
- #83 — claude
- #87 — gpt
- #90 — claude ai

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `alarms`
- `clipboardRead`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `scripting`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `docs.google.com`
- `<all_urls>`
- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/surfmind)