v0.1.5

Full Changelog: v0.1.4...v0.1.5

v0.1.4

What's Changed

Add https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/* and https://www.clinicalkey.com/* to the default whitelist, so the OE button works out-of-the-box on AccessMedicine and ClinicalKey.

Note: Existing users with a customized whitelist won't get these automatically — add them in the extension options, or use "Restore defaults".

Full Changelog: v0.1.3...v0.1.4

v0.1.2

What's new in v0.1.2

• Google search button — a new toolbar button searches the selected text on Google (google.com/search) in an adjacent tab, alongside Ask OpenEvidence and UpToDate.
• Fix: floating toolbar now follows the page when scrolling — the selection toolbar and the PICO/result panel previously stayed pinned to the viewport while the page scrolled. They now stay anchored to the selection through scrolling (including nested scroll containers), resize, zoom, and layout shifts, with no lag at the start of a scroll.

Install in Chrome

1. Download oe-extension-v0.1.2.zip from the Assets below.
2. Unzip it to a folder you'll keep (Chrome loads the extension from this path).
3. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome.
4. Toggle Developer mode on (top-right corner).
5. Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder.
6. The extension icon appears in the toolbar — pin it for quick access.

The .crx artifact is also provided. Chrome blocks installing CRX files dragged from outside the Web Store, so the Load unpacked method above is recommended.

Enable local PDF support (optional)

1. Open chrome://extensions and click this extension's Details.
2. Enable Allow access to file URLs.

If the floating toolbar doesn't appear in Chrome's built-in PDF viewer, select text, right-click, and choose Ask OpenEvidence.

Set up Groq (optional, for PICO & custom prompts)

The PICO and custom prompt buttons appear only after a Groq API key is validated in the extension options. The key is stored locally via chrome.storage.local and is never bundled or sent anywhere except Groq API requests.

v0.1.1

What's new in v0.1.1

• Query history — every text sent to OpenEvidence is now recorded locally (URL + final text). For PICO and custom-prompt rewrites, the original selection, the prompt, and the transformed output are captured too. History is capped at 200 entries (newest first) and can be turned off with a new Record history toggle in Settings.
• Tabbed options page — the options page is reorganized into Settings · Prompts · History tabs. The History tab supports per-entry delete and Clear all; custom prompts now live in their own Prompts tab.
• UpToDate button — a new toolbar button searches the selected text on UpToDate (uptodate.com/contents/search) in an adjacent tab, mirroring the Ask OpenEvidence behavior.

All history stays in chrome.storage.local — never synced, never sent anywhere.

Install in Chrome

1. Download oe-extension-v0.1.1.zip from the Assets below.
2. Unzip it to a folder you'll keep (Chrome loads the extension from this path).
3. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome.
4. Toggle Developer mode on (top-right corner).
5. Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder.
6. The extension icon appears in the toolbar — pin it for quick access.

The .crx artifact is also provided. Chrome blocks installing CRX files dragged from outside the Web Store, so the Load unpacked method above is recommended.

Enable local PDF support (optional)

1. Open chrome://extensions and click this extension's Details.
2. Enable Allow access to file URLs.

If the floating toolbar doesn't appear in Chrome's built-in PDF viewer, select text, right-click, and choose Ask OpenEvidence.

Set up Groq (optional, for PICO & custom prompts)

The PICO and custom prompt buttons appear only after a Groq API key is validated in the extension options. The key is stored locally via chrome.storage.local and is never bundled or sent anywhere except Groq API requests.

v0.1.0

Initial open-source release of OpenEvidence Selection Opener, a lightweight Chrome extension for clinicians, students, and evidence-based medicine readers.

Highlights

• Selection toolbar and right-click Ask OpenEvidence action.
• Whitelist controls, file:/// support, and adjacent-tab opening.
• BYOK Groq validation with PICO rewrite and custom prompt buttons.
• Editable LLM output panel with Copy and Ask OpenEvidence.
• Light / dark / system appearance modes.
• Release workflow packages ZIP and CRX artifacts.

Install in Chrome

1. Download oe-extension-v0.1.0.zip from the Assets below.
2. Unzip it to a folder you'll keep (Chrome loads the extension from this path).
3. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome.
4. Toggle Developer mode on (top-right corner).
5. Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder.
6. The extension icon appears in the toolbar — pin it for quick access.

The .crx artifact is also provided. Chrome blocks installing CRX files dragged from outside the Web Store, so the Load unpacked method above is recommended.

Enable local PDF support (optional)

1. Open chrome://extensions and click this extension's Details.
2. Enable Allow access to file URLs.

If the floating toolbar doesn't appear in Chrome's built-in PDF viewer, select text, right-click, and choose Ask OpenEvidence.

Set up Groq (optional, for PICO & custom prompts)

The PICO and custom prompt buttons appear only after a Groq API key is validated in the extension options. The key is stored locally via chrome.storage.local and is never bundled or sent anywhere except Groq API requests.