How does smudge.ai process my text?

When you highlight text and pick a command, the extension sends that text plus the command's prompt to OpenAI and streams the result back to you.

The vendor states that input and output text is not logged or saved, only passes through their servers to OpenAI, and is not used to train models; no third-party tracking cookies or scripts are used.

Is there a limit on text length?

You can send up to roughly 150,000 words, or about 650 pages of content, per command.

What is smudge.ai's monthly traffic and growth trend?

smudge.ai currently receives 466 monthly visits, with a month-over-month traffic change of -3.08K (-86.9% growth rate). Its primary source market is Global (— share), including 182 direct visits/mo and — organic search visits/mo.

Is smudge.ai free? What is its pricing model?

smudge.ai operates on a Freemium, Paid pricing model. Freemium. The extension installs for free and includes a free demo experience, with a paid subscription that issues a license key by email for full access. Custom commands and settings sync via your Chrome profile. Supported billing and checkout platforms include: not listed.

smudge.ai

#1551 in AI AssistantFreemium, Paid.md

ChatGPT-powered shortcuts in your browser's right-click menu

smudge.aiEditorial Score3.7 / 5Checked 2026-11-11

Visit smudge.ai vs Sider

Monthly Visits

466

2026-10 · Similarweb

Month-over-month growth

-3.08K

Velocity: -86.9%

Direct traffic share

39%

Direct traffic is not a user-retention measure.

Primary Market

🌐Global

share: —

Monthly Visits

466

2026-10 · Similarweb

Month-over-month growth

-3.08K

Velocity: -86.9%

Direct traffic share

39%

Direct traffic is not a user-retention measure.

Primary Market

🌐Global

share: —

Traffic history

Estimated monthly website visits

Similarweb · smudge.ai

Aug 2026: 3,896—
Sep 2026: 3,545-9%
Oct 2026: 466-86.9%

Similarweb estimates for this domain, not active users. Only available observation months are shown; collection date is separate from the traffic period.

Collected Nov 11, 2026

https://smudge.ai

Open Live Site

smudge.ai summarising a highlighted article directly in the browser

3.7 / 5Editorial ScoreWhat it's based on

This is our editors' assessment out of 5, not an average of user ratings. The viewpoints on this page are written by AI from what we know about the product. They are not customer reviews.

Key Facts & Telemetry Summary

According to OpenAITools.app telemetry verified on 2026-11-11, smudge.ai (smudge.ai) is an AI platform indexed under AI Assistant generating 466 monthly visits with a month-over-month traffic delta of -3.08K (-86.9%). Its primary geographic market is Global (— traffic share), and it operates on a Freemium, Paid pricing model. Top competing alternatives by monthly volume include Sider (2.64M visits/mo), Grammarly (58.87M visits/mo), Merlin AI (1.38M visits/mo).

Why Choose smudge.ai

+Works inside the context menu, so there is no tab switching
+16 built-in commands plus fully custom commands and a shared gallery
+No analytics or tracking scripts claimed in the extension
+License reusable across as many devices as you like

Watchouts & Trade-offs

–Requires Google Chrome
–Needs an OpenAI-backed connection to process text
–Full access requires a paid subscription rather than a purely free tier

Multi-Angle Perspectives

AI Synthesis

Editorial Score: 3.7 / 5

@right_clicker

Having custom prompts right in the browser context menu saves me dozens of tab switches every day.

@bug_hunter

Extension icon disappears occasionally after browser updates.

@read_fast

Great for summarizing long articles without opening ChatGPT.

Traffic Acquisition Breakdown

Traffic sources

Direct traffic share39%

Referrals9.1%

Email / Newsletter2.9%

Direct Visits

182

Referral Visits

Email Visits

About smudge.ai

Right-click AI commands

Summarize, correct, bulletize, refine or translate highlighted text from the browser context menu without switching tabs.

16 built-in commands

A ready-made toolset covering summarising, grammar fixes, bullet-point conversion, rewriting and translation.

Custom commands and gallery

Build your own commands for repetitive tasks or import commands submitted by other users from the gallery.

Reply to the AI

Ask follow-up questions or request iterations on the original command result, added in July 2024.

Privacy-focused processing

The vendor states input and output text is not logged or stored and is not used to train OpenAI models.

smudge.ai reimagines how you interact with AI by moving it out of a separate chat window and into the context menu of your browser. Highlight text on any page, right-click, and choose a command such as Summarize, Correct, Bulletize, Refine or Translate. The extension captures the selected text, pairs it with that command's prompt, sends it to OpenAI, and streams the result back inline.

The extension ships with 16 built-in commands aimed at everyday tasks: recapping a long article, fixing spelling and grammar, converting walls of text into bullets, polishing your writing and translating between languages. You can also create your own commands to automate repetitive work, or browse the command gallery to import commands other users have shared. Since July 2024 you can reply to the AI to ask follow-ups or request iterations on your original command.