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Chatshelf vs AI Toolbox (formerly ChatGPT Toolbox)

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ChatGPT Toolbox is now called AI Toolbox. It works on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok, searches your full chat history by message content and has 40,000 users. Chatshelf is new, works on ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, and on Grok in Chrome and Firefox, keeps everything in your browser, and costs Lifetime €99 or 12 months €49.

Facts about AI Toolbox were read on 4 October 2026 from its Chrome Web Store listing, its pricing page and its privacy page. Chatshelf is our own tool, so read the table with that in mind, and check the vendor pages before you buy.

TopicAI ToolboxChatshelf
PriceFree; $9.99 a month; $99 lifetime for one site or $199 for all sitesFree; Pro Lifetime €99 or 12 months €49 covering all its sites. The currencies differ, so the two are not converted here
Users and rating40,000 users, 4.7 from 891 ratings on the Chrome Web StoreNew, with no reviews yet
SitesChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and GrokChatGPT, Claude and Gemini; Grok in Chrome and Firefox
SearchYour full chat history, by message contentChat titles in the list, and the text of chats you have opened since installing (the 100 most recent on Free)
ExportBulk export as TXT, Markdown, JSON, PDF or ZIPMarkdown, JSON and print-ready HTML of the open chat on Free; ZIP files and one-file Markdown on Pro
Where your data goesIts privacy page says folder names, IDs and labels are kept on its servers, and your ChatGPT session token is sent to its server to sign you inIn your browser's extension storage, including the text of chats you open. It calls a site's own pages only when you start a history pull. Sent: your licence key, to check a Pro pass
AccountThe subscription is tied to your ChatGPT emailNo account
Free tier2 folders and 2 bookmarksUp to 8 folders, pins, search, Markdown and JSON export of the open chat, saved prompts, backup and restore
BrowsersChrome and other Chromium browsers; we found no Firefox versionChrome, Edge and Firefox, on desktop

Sources, read on 4 October 2026: AI Toolbox on the Chrome Web Store, AI Toolbox pricing, AI Toolbox privacy policy. We did not install AI Toolbox.

When AI Toolbox is the better pick

Pick AI Toolbox if you need to search or export your whole history from day one, if you use Grok in Edge, or if you want a product with hundreds of reviews behind it. Chatshelf only knows the text of chats you open after installing it, and it has no reviews yet.

When Chatshelf is the better pick

Pick Chatshelf if you want your folders and chat text to stay on your computer, with no account and no session token leaving the browser, or if you want Lifetime at €99 to cover all its sites instead of $199. Free is enough for eight folders.

Moving from another folder tool

In AI Toolbox, export a backup, then choose it under AI Toolbox folders in Options. Your folders can be saved as one JSON file with Backup.

Questions

Is ChatGPT Toolbox free?

ChatGPT Toolbox is now called AI Toolbox. Its free tier has 2 folders and 2 bookmarks. Paid is $9.99 a month, or $99 lifetime for one site and $199 for all sites (read on 4 October 2026).

Does Chatshelf work on Claude and Gemini?

Yes: ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in Chrome, Edge and Firefox on desktop, and Grok in Chrome and Firefox.

Does Chatshelf search my full chat history?

Not from day one. It searches chat titles in the list and the text of chats you have opened since installing it, the 100 most recent on Free. AI Toolbox searches your full history by message content.

Where does Chatshelf keep my data?

In your browser's extension storage, with no account. AI Toolbox's privacy page says folder names, IDs and labels are kept on its servers.

See also

Try Chatshelf free

Free covers up to 8 folders, pins, search, saved prompts, Markdown and JSON export of the open chat and backup, with no account.

Chatshelf is an independent product and is not affiliated with the tools it is compared with.