ChatGPT Navigator

Sidebar Minimap for fast and smooth ChatGPT conversation navigation.

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🚀 Overview

ChatGPT Navigator adds a smart sidebar minimap to ChatGPT, allowing you to quickly navigate long conversations.

Instead of endless scrolling, you get a visual overview of all messages and can jump instantly to any part of the discussion.

Perfect for power users, developers, researchers, and anyone working with long AI conversations.

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✨ Features

• 📌 Visual sidebar minimap
• ⚡ Instant smooth scrolling to messages
• 🎯 Hover preview tooltips
• 🎨 User vs Assistant color distinction
• 🧠 Smart DOM observer (auto updates on new messages)
• 🪶 Lightweight & fast
• 🔒 No data collection

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🖼 How It Works

• The extension detects all article elements in the conversation.
• A floating minimap is generated on the right side.
• Each bar represents one message.
• Hover to preview.
• Click to scroll smoothly to that message.

Clean. Simple. Efficient.

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📦 Installation (Manual)

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/chatgpt-navigator.git

2. Open Chrome and navigate to:

   chrome://extensions/
   

3. Enable Developer Mode

4. Click Load unpacked

5. Select the project folder

Done ✅

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Vanilla JavaScript
• Manifest V3
• MutationObserver API
• Zero dependencies

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🔐 Privacy

This extension:

• ❌ Does NOT collect data
• ❌ Does NOT send data anywhere
• ❌ Does NOT track users
• ✅ Works entirely locally in your browser

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📄 Manifest

Built using Chrome Extension Manifest V3.

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⚠ Disclaimer

This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI.
ChatGPT is a product of OpenAI.

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💡 Roadmap Ideas

• Search within conversation
• Collapsible minimap
• Dark/Light theme toggle
• Custom width setting
• Keyboard navigation

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⭐ Contributing

Pull requests are welcome.

If you like this project, consider giving it a star.

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📜 License

MIT License