AI 产品解读Chrome launcher/sidebar shortcut that opens Microsoft Copilot (copilot.microsoft.com) in a new tab, porting the Edge browser's Copilot sidebar experience to Chrome.
Chrome users cannot natively access Microsoft Copilot's sidebar feature, which is built into Edge. This extension provides a one-click shortcut to open Copilot from Chrome, with header spoofing to make requests appear as if they come from Edge.
User clicks the extension icon (or presses Ctrl+Shift+K) → side panel opens → sidepanel.js immediately opens https://copilot.microsoft.com in a new tab and closes the panel. The background service worker spoofs Edge browser headers and removes CSP/frame restrictions for Bing domains to enable the Copilot experience in Chrome.
One-click access to Microsoft Copilot via browser action icon or keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+K)Side panel support for Chrome 114+ with fallback notification for older versionsHeader spoofing (user-agent and sec-ch-ua set to Microsoft Edge) to bypass Edge-only restrictions on Bing/Copilot domainsRemoval of x-frame-options and CSP headers for Bing domains to allow cross-origin embeddingAllow-CSP-From header modification for copilot.microsoft.com subframes
- 目标用户
- Chrome users who want access to Microsoft Copilot without switching to Edge / Users familiar with Edge's Copilot sidebar who prefer Chrome
- The extension is extremely simple (6 text files, ~78 bytes of functional JS). Analysis is straightforward but limited in depth.
- Cannot fully verify whether copilot.microsoft.com allows any unauthenticated interaction from the extension's context.
- The side panel iframe approach seems partially broken—sidepanel.js immediately opens a tab and closes the window, suggesting the side panel embedding may not work as intended.
付费分析未识别到付费功能
The extension contains zero billing, subscription, license, or upgrade-gating code. The only 'upgrade' keyword (background.js line 9) refers to upgrading the Chrome browser version to 114+, not a paid feature. Microsoft Copilot has a paid 'Copilot Pro' tier externally, but the extension does not gate any features or reference payment in any way.
- 置信度
- 90
- 支付平台
- --
- 来源
- AI / 高
- 需要登录
- 是
- 登录理由
- The extension is a launcher that opens copilot.microsoft.com. Microsoft Copilot requires a Microsoft account for interactive AI chat functionality, which is the core use case. The extension itself implements no login UI or authentication logic—login is enforced by the destination service.