How to access Bing Chat AI on Chrome or Firefox

Do you want to use the new Bing Chat, but you don't like Microsoft Edge? Here's the workaround to accessing the chatbot from Chrome or Firefox.

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Bing ChatGPT on Chrome
Bing ChatGPT on Chrome

You can access the new Bing Chat AI from Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, and in this guide, you will learn how. Although the new Bing with ChatGPT (GPT-4) integration is available on virtually any platform, you are required to use Microsoft Edge on Windows 11, 10, macOS, or Linux.

However, it’s possible to access the Bing Chat AI from other modern browsers (such as Chrome or Firefox). You only need to change the “user agent” settings to trick Bing into thinking that you are using Microsoft Edge as the browser. Of course, this is only possible if you have already signed up to access the chatbot.

This guide will teach you the workaround to use the new Bing Chat AI from any browser, including Chrome and Firefox on Windows 11.

Access Bing Chat AI on Chrome

To access the new Bing with ChatGPT from Chrome, use these steps:

  1. Open Chrome.

  2. Click the “F12” key to open the DevTools interface.

    Quick tip: You can also right-click on the page and select the “Inspect” option to open DevTools.

  3. Click the “Customize and control DevTools” (three-dotted) button, select the More tools menu, and choose the Network conditions option.

    Chrome network conditions

  4. Under the “User agent” section, clear the “Use browser default” option.

  5. Select the “Microsoft Edge (Chromium) – Windows” option to enable access to Bing Chat from Chrome.

    Chrome enable Bing Chat AI

Once you complete the steps, you should now be able to use the new Bing with ChatGPT integration from Google Chrome.

If you no longer need access to the chatbot, you can use the same instructions outlined above, but in step 4, check the “Use browser default” option.

Access Bing Chat AI on Firefox

To access Bing Chat from Firefox, use these steps:

  1. Open Firefox.

  2. Type the following command in the address bar and press Enter:

    about:config

  3. Click the “Accept the Risk and Continue” button.

  4. Search for general.useragent.override and click the String option.

  5. Click the Plus button.

    Firefox about config useragent

  6. Copy and paste the following user agent string to access Bing Chat from Firefox and click the Save button:

    Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/111.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/111.0.100.0

    Firefox change useragent access Bing Chat AI

After you complete the steps, you can start using the new Bing Chat AI from Mozilla Firefox.

If you want to roll back the settings to the defaults, you can use the same instructions, but in step 4, click the “Delete” button to remove the String.

It’s important to note that it’s unclear whether Microsoft plans to make the new Bing AI exclusive to the Microsoft Edge browser, but at the time of this writing, it’s possible to access the Chat experience with another browser. However, it’s possible to change the “user agent” settings on the browser to access the preview of the new search experience.

Access Bing Chat AI on any browser editing shortcut

To access Bing Chat from Chrome or Firefox without modifying the browser settings, use these steps:

  1. Open File Explorer.

  2. Browser to the following path:

    %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

  3. Right-click and copy the Google Chrome or Firefox shortcut.

    Programs copy shortcut

  4. Right-click on the desktop and select the Paste option.

  5. Right-click the shortcut and select the Properties option.

  6. Click the Shortcut tab.

  7. In the “Target” setting, append the following configuration to access Bing Chat AI at the end of the line (add a space between lines):

    "https://www.bing.com/search?q=Bing+AI&showconv=1&FORM=hpcodx" --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/110.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/110.0.1587.57"

    Chrome edit shortcut for Bing ChatGPT

  8. Click the Apply button.

  9. Click the OK button.

Once you complete the steps, you can use the shortcut to open Bing with ChatGPT integration on Chrome or Firefox without having to modify the browser settings.

Alternatively, you can also use a browser extension, such as “Bing Chat for All Browsers,” which you can add to Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to access the Bing Chat AI. You only need to install the extension and then open or refresh the Bing page to access the chatbot.

About the author
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Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 14 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 20 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].