Chrome companion

Your workspace, in every tab

The Aurora Chrome extension makes the browser feel like part of your workspace. Capture, search and ask AI without leaving the page you're on.

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Free, open-source, works on Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc and Opera.

What it does

Six things you'll use every day

Quick capture

⌘+Shift+A from any tab. Type a task, hit enter, it lands in the right project with the page URL attached.

Omnibox search

Type 'aura' in the URL bar to search projects, docs, deals and people without leaving the page.

Context Lens

Select any text and run an agent — summarize, turn into a task, draft a reply, file as a meeting note.

Annotated screenshots

One-click capture, mark up, and ship as a bug or task into the right project.

New-tab dashboard

Replace the empty new-tab page with your inbox, today's meetings and what's due.

Meeting auto-capture

Detects calls in Google Meet, Zoom and Teams. Joins, transcribes, summarizes — automatically.

Install

Four steps. About 30 seconds.

1

Download

Grab the latest build below — it's a single .zip.

2

Unzip

Extract it somewhere you won't accidentally delete.

3

chrome://extensions

Enable Developer mode in the top-right.

4

Load unpacked

Pick the unzipped folder. You're in.

Keyboard

The shortcuts you'll memorize

Every Aurora action you reach for is one keystroke away.

Open Quick Capture from any tab⌘ Shift A
Toggle Context Lens sidebar⌘ Shift L
Search your workspace from the URL baraura …
Confirm and capture⌘ ↵

Permissions

What it touches, and what it doesn't

  • Only sends page data when you trigger an action
  • Selections never leave your browser without consent
  • All requests scoped to your workspace, with audit log
  • No tracking, no analytics on page content
  • Open source — read the manifest on GitHub
Manifest V3 · scoped host permissions

Frequently asked

Which browsers does it support?+

Anything Chromium: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera and Vivaldi.

Is it on the Chrome Web Store?+

Web Store version is in review. Install unpacked today — same code, no waiting.

Do I need a paid Aurora plan?+

No. The extension is free for every workspace, including the free tier.

Can I customize the new-tab dashboard?+

Yes — pin any saved view, agent or report, drag to rearrange.

Does Context Lens cost extra tokens?+

It uses your workspace's AI key — same OpenRouter setup as the rest of Aurora.

Make every tab work for you

Install the Aurora extension and bring your workspace along.