AskBubble

A Chrome extension that lets you select any text on a webpage, right-click, and ask an AI follow-up question in a floating bubble right beside the text.

Features

• Select text on any page → right-click → Ask AI → a chat bubble appears next to the text
• Hover over a bubble to highlight its source text
• Drag bubbles anywhere on the page
• Minimize or collapse bubbles to save space
• Ask nested follow-ups inside an existing bubble
• Supports multiple bubbles simultaneously, with a Sort button to align them with their source text
• Conversations persist across page refreshes (per URL)
• Supports DeepSeek, OpenAI, Claude, Kimi, GLM, Doubao, or any OpenAI-compatible API

Installation

From source (developer mode)

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions
3. Enable Developer mode (top-right toggle)
4. Click Load unpacked and select the project folder
5. The AskBubble icon appears in the toolbar

Configuration

1. Click the AskBubble icon in the toolbar
2. Select your AI platform
3. Enter your API Key
4. Confirm the model and Base URL (auto-filled for most platforms)
5. Click Save

Your API Key is stored locally in the browser and never uploaded anywhere.

Supported Platforms

Platform	Notes
DeepSeek	deepseek-chat, deepseek-reasoner, etc.
OpenAI	gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, etc.
Anthropic (Claude)	claude-sonnet-4-6, claude-opus-4-7, etc.
Moonshot (Kimi)	moonshot-v1-8k/32k/128k
智谱 GLM	glm-4, glm-4-flash, etc.
豆包 (Volcengine)	Fill in the endpoint ID manually as the model name
Custom	Any OpenAI-compatible API — fill in Base URL and model manually

Usage

1. Select any text on a webpage
2. Right-click → Ask AI
3. Type your question in the bubble and press Enter or click Send
4. Ask follow-ups in the same bubble, or select more text to open a new bubble

Toolbar buttons (bottom-right corner):

• Sort — aligns all bubbles vertically with their source text
• Delete All — removes all bubbles from the current page

Permissions

Permission	Reason
contextMenus	Adds the “Ask AI” right-click menu item
storage	Saves your API settings and conversation history locally
scripting	Injects the bubble UI when triggered from the context menu
host_permissions: <all_urls>	Allows the extension to run on any webpage

Privacy

• API Keys are stored in chrome.storage.sync (local browser storage synced across your own devices, never sent to third parties)
• Conversation history is stored in chrome.storage.local (local only)
• Selected text is sent directly to the AI API you configured — no intermediate server