AI sidebar and browser agent for reading, writing and research
AI sidebar and browser agent for reading, writing and research

Give ChatGPT your entire screen width, without any setup

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.
According to OpenAITools.app telemetry verified on 2026-11-11, Wide GPT (chromewebstore.google.com) is an AI platform indexed under AI Productivity Tools generating 0 monthly visits with a month-over-month traffic delta of +0 (0.0%). Its primary geographic market is Global (— traffic share), and it operates on a Free pricing model. Top competing alternatives by monthly volume include Sider (2.64M visits/mo), MacGPT (26.22K visits/mo), HARPA AI (537.46K visits/mo).
Finally, my ultrawide monitor doesn't feel wasted on ChatGPT.
Zero clutter, installs and just works.
Total game changer for reading long code blocks and tables.
Simple and lightweight extension, love it.
AI-synthesized perspectives grounded in live site inspection, pricing structure, and category benchmarks — presented as editorial viewpoints rather than individual customer testimonials.
Give conversations and the message box the whole browser width so tables, code blocks and long replies fit in fewer screens.
Toggle widening separately for conversations, project pages and the new-chat page depending on where you want the extra room.
Use the popup slider to pick anything from ChatGPT's default width up to the full window width.
Toggle the extension from the toolbar popup or with a keyboard shortcut without reloading anything.
No account, no tracking and no site-wide permissions; it activates automatically once installed.
Wide GPT addresses a narrow but persistent annoyance in ChatGPT's web interface: the chat column leaves a large amount of empty space on wide monitors, which turns long answers, tables and code snippets into an endless vertical scroll. The extension widens the conversation area and the message box to fill the window instead.
It is intentionally minimal. There is nothing to configure after installing: ChatGPT is wide immediately, and the toolbar popup exists only for when you want to change something. From there you get an on/off switch, a width slider that spans from ChatGPT's default width up to full width, and separate toggles for conversation pages, project pages and the new-chat page. A keyboard shortcut (Control+Shift+W on Mac, Alt+Shift+W elsewhere) flips the effect without opening the popup, and the binding can be remapped like any Chrome shortcut.
Maintenance is an ongoing necessity rather than a one-time task, because ChatGPT's markup changes over time and the extension has to keep its element selectors in step. The public changelog shows precisely that pattern of incremental fixes, including an early release that narrowed the requested permissions to chat.openai.com and later updates tracking the redesigned web interface. The developer states that no data is collected and no account is required, and the listing confirms the extension declares no data collection.
Show generated tables and code blocks at full width so you can read them without horizontal scrolling or copy-pasting into an editor.
Keep long analytical replies in view on a large monitor instead of scrolling through narrow paragraphs.
Work in a side-by-side setup where Chrome takes part of the screen and you still want the conversation to use every available pixel.
Keep the interface usable if the default narrow column triggers eye strain or requires constant zooming.
Side-by-side telemetry comparison of competing AI tools in the same primary category
| Rank | AI Tool | Monthly Visits | MoM Growth | Direct traffic share | Pricing | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | Wide GPT | 0 | — | — | Free | Current |
| 1 | Sider | 2.64M | -10.6% | 64% direct | Freemium | vs Sider |
| 2 | MacGPT | 26.22K | -7.5% | 40% direct | Freemium | vs MacGPT |
| 3 | HARPA AI | 537.46K | +99.3% | 76% direct | Freemium | vs HARPA AI |
| 4 | Typing Mind | 533.1K | +12.9% | 68% direct | Paid | vs Typing Mind |
| 5 | Chippy | 2.99K | +29.6% | 42% direct | Freemium | vs Chippy |
| 6 | Zuo GPT Plugin | 0 | — | — | Free | vs Zuo GPT Plugin |
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