Install & Permissions

Install

1. Click “Install extension” on the top-right of this site (it opens the install page).
2. After installing, pin BridgeOS to your browser toolbar (recommended).
3. Click the BridgeOS icon to open the Popup.

By default, this goes to the Chrome Web Store listing.

You can override it via PUBLIC_BRIDGEOS_INSTALL_URL (preferred over bridgeos.install_url).

You can also set PUBLIC_BRIDGEOS_INSTALL_FALLBACK_URL as a backup target (defaults to GitHub Releases).

Why does BridgeOS need permissions?

BridgeOS works directly on webpages (content scripts / overlays). Common operations include:

• Reading the text you select on a page (for sending to another AI platform).
• Injecting text into the target platform’s prompt input.
• Uploading a Markdown file to platforms that support file uploads (especially NotebookLM).

Cloud features (sync/membership) only work when you explicitly enable them and sign in.

Optional permission: “All sites” (Global Quick Send)

Global Quick Send lets you select text on any webpage and send it to ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini/NotebookLM.

This requires an optional permission: All sites (<all_urls>).

• It is not requested on installation.
• It is requested only when you turn on the “Global Quick Send” toggle in the popup.

See Global Quick Send.

Privacy

See Privacy Policy.