News Type Predictor Chrome Extension
Highlights any text on a page and predicts what category of news story it belongs to.
At a glance
Starts at
Free
No paid plan found on the Chrome Web Store, September 2026.
Free tier
Yes
Platforms
Chrome
Best for
Researchers quickly classifying snippets of news text
Not for
Anyone needing detailed analysis beyond a single label
3.9 out of 5
Scored by Alex after real useOur verdict
This is a narrow, single-purpose extension: select text on any page, right-click, and it returns a predicted news category from a pre-trained model. There's no dashboard, no history, and no explanation of confidence or reasoning behind the label, just a quick pop-up answer. It's free, tiny in size, and has no public ratings yet, so it reads as a small utility rather than a full research tool.
✓What it does well
Instant classificationA right-click on selected text returns a predicted news category almost immediately.
Lightweight footprintAt under 50KiB, it adds almost no overhead to your browser.
Simple context-menu useIt works through the normal right-click menu, with no separate app to open.
✕Where it falls short
No confidence scoringThe pop-up shows only a predicted label, without any confidence score or explanation.
No history or exportThere's no saved history or export option, just a one-off prediction each time.
Unproven accuracyWith no public ratings and no stated accuracy figures, its reliability is hard to judge going in.
Key features
Text selection triggerYou select any text on a page to trigger a prediction.
Context-menu predictionA right-click context-menu option runs the news-type prediction.
Pre-trained modelPredictions come from a pre-trained classification model built into the extension.
Pop-up resultThe predicted news type appears in a small pop-up near the selected text.