ChatGPT Search Add-On does not work

[RubenKelevra]

System Details

• OS: ArchLinux
• Thorium Version 128.0.6613.189 (Official Build) stable

Problem
OpenAI released a Chrome Extension for the ChatGPT search today, but the extension doesn't work properly in Thorium and thus won't replace the Google search engine, which is the default for me.

[ooonea]

I have the same problem on Google Chrome and Arch Linux, but also on Chromium and Void Linux. I think it's a Chromium problem on Linux.

[RubenKelevra]

@ooonea thanks for confirming. Alright, do you wanna contact the OpenAI support or should I do that?

[ooonea]

We both think about it. More reporting is better than less reporting.

[SampeiNihira]

Enter the search engine without using the extension:

name browser://settings/searchEngines

• add

• Name: ChatGPT search

• Shortcut: GPT

• URL with %s instead of query:

https://chatgpt.com/?q=%s&hints=search&ref=ext

[Alex313031]

@RubenKelevra @ooonea Yeah, it's not Thorium specific. Use @SampeiNihira suggestion.

[RubenKelevra]

Hey @Alex313031, yeah I wasn't aware. I don't use Chrome.

Can you add ChatGPT as real search engine entry to the next version, so we can select it as replacement of Google?

Because the solution by @SampeiNihira adds it as site specific search engine, which means you have to add "GPT" in front of every search request.

[RubenKelevra]

The extension will now log an error: "'chrome_settings_overrides' is not allowed for specified platform."

With the following details:

{
   "chrome_settings_overrides": {
      "search_provider": {
         "encoding": "UTF-8",
         "favicon_url": "https://chatgpt.com/faviconDark.ico",
         "is_default": true,
         "keyword": "chatgpt.com",
         "name": "ChatGPT",
         "search_url": "https://chatgpt.com/?q={searchTerms}&hints=search&ref=ext"
      }
   },
   "content_scripts": [ {
      "js": [ "content_script.js" ],
      "matches": [ "https://*.chatgpt.com/*" ],
      "run_at": "document_start"
   } ],
   "description": "Change default search engine to ChatGPT search.",
   "differential_fingerprint": "1.9xxxx",
   "icons": {
      "128": "images/icon128.png",
      "16": "images/icon16.png",
      "19": "images/icon19.png",
      "38": "images/icon38.png",
      "48": "images/icon48.png"
   },
   "key": "xxx",
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "ChatGPT search",
   "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
   "version": "1.11"
}