ChatGPT ported a Chrome plugin to Safari in 20 minutes
Safari's lack of a favorite Chrome plugin was the writer's last complaint about it. ChatGPT pulled the source from their installed Chrome extension, ported it, and installed it in Safari in 20 minutes.
Done withChatGPTSpotted· by HN user jedberg· Oct 21, 2026
Result Cost about 6% of a $20/mo plan
“After 20 minutes and few bucks in tokens (estimated, I actually used my 6% of my $20/mo plan), I have Session Buddy in Safari.”
Spotted: found in the wild. Details are as reported by the source above and have not been independently verified.
What they did
The writer’s biggest complaint about Safari was the lack of plugins compared to Chrome. They told ChatGPT they already had the plugin, Session Buddy, installed in Chrome so it could get the source code there, then told it to port it and install it in Safari.
How it went
After 20 minutes they had Session Buddy working in Safari. They estimate the tokens at a few bucks; in practice it used 6% of their $20/mo plan.
Try it yourself with ChatGPT
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