Installing
Install from the Chrome Web Store.
Bravo needs Chrome 142 or newer. On older versions of Chrome the Web Store installs the last Bravo release that supported them, so Bravo still works but stops picking up new features. Open chrome://settings/help to see your Chrome version and let it update if it's behind.
Signing in
A fresh install opens a welcome tab that walks you through signing in. After that, click the Bravo icon in your Chrome toolbar to open the sidebar. If you're signed out you'll see a Sign in button. Clicking it opens the Bravo web app in a new tab, where you sign in with Google or an emailed sign-in link — once you're signed in there, the sidebar back on your original tab picks it up automatically.
New accounts are created with Google. Once your account exists, either method works the same. There's no difference in how the product functions, what you get access to, or what we store.
- Continue with Google. Bravo only asks Google for your email address. No Gmail, Calendar, or Drive access at sign-in. Those are separate opt-ins under Integrations & browser capabilities.
- Send login link. For existing accounts. Enter your email and we'll send you a one-time email sign-in link. No password to remember.
One account per email. The two methods are interchangeable as long as the email matches. Sign up with Google using you@work.com, sign in later with a sign-in link to you@work.com, and you'll land in the same account.
Where Bravo works
Bravo has two places to use it: the Chrome extension sidebar and the dashboard. Use the sidebar when you want Bravo to work directly with the browser tab you are viewing. Use the dashboard for standalone chat, chat history, and account settings. If the Chrome extension is installed and connected, dashboard chats can also use pages you already have open in Chrome. See Page and URL access for how browser tab access works.
Using the dashboard
Use the dashboard for standalone chats, past conversations, and account settings. It works on any device with a web browser, phone, tablet, or computer, with no Chrome extension needed. The extension adds the sidebar and live-page access on desktop Chrome. On a desktop browser that supports Chrome extensions, such as Chrome or Edge, when Bravo does not detect it, the dashboard account menu shows Add the extension, and installing it lets dashboard chats use pages you have open in Chrome. See Chat library for starting, reopening, and searching dashboard chats. On a computer, drag the right edge of the sidebar to set how wide it is, and Bravo remembers your choice.
See the dashboard chat library.
Opening the sidebar
Each tab has its own sidebar with its own chat — opening or closing the sidebar on one tab doesn't affect any other tab. Switch to a tab where you haven't opened the sidebar and it isn't there. Switch back and it returns, right where you left it. The toolbar icon and the Cmd+B (Ctrl+B on Windows/Linux) shortcut always toggle the sidebar for the tab you're currently on.
Four ways to open the Bravo sidebar from any webpage.
1. Click the browser button
Click the Bravo icon pinned to your Chrome toolbar, next to the address bar. If you don't see it, click the puzzle-piece (Extensions) menu and pin Bravo so it's always visible.
See the browser button.
2. Click the floating icon
Bravo also injects a small floating icon into the bottom-right corner of every web page. Click it to open the sidebar. After a couple of seconds the icon tucks itself partway off the edge of the screen so it stays out of the way. Move your cursor near the corner and it slides back into view.
See the floating icon.
3. Keyboard shortcuts
Press Cmd+B on macOS or Ctrl+B on Windows/Linux from any webpage to toggle the sidebar. It opens the sidebar if it's closed and closes it if it's open.
Press Cmd+Shift+O on macOS or Ctrl+Shift+O on Windows/Linux to start a new chat. It works when the sidebar or the dashboard has focus.
4. Select text and click Ask
Highlight text on any page and click the Ask button that pops up next to it — the sidebar opens with your selection quoted in the composer, ready to ask about. See Asking about a selection.
Turning these off. Right-click the Bravo icon in the Chrome toolbar and choose Options.
Uncheck “Show the floating Bravo icon on web pages” to hide the floating icon, uncheck “Toggle the side panel with Cmd+B” to turn off the shortcut, or uncheck “Show an Ask button when you select text on a page” to hide the Ask button that appears when you highlight text. See Asking about a selection.