Chrome extension

GigaBrain

Pulls the most helpful Reddit comments into your searches and Amazon pages, and flags Reddit accounts that may be bots or marketers.

What it does

GigaBrain finds the most useful comments from Reddit and other online communities and shows them on your Google searches and Amazon product pages. It is for people who want real opinions from discussion forums when researching purchases or questions.

Key features

  • Surfaces relevant Reddit comments on Google results for searches with words like reddit or forum
  • Shows what Reddit users say about a product while you shop on Amazon
  • Highlight text on any site and right-click to search it on GigaBrain
  • Checks Reddit usernames for signs of bots, marketers or sockpuppet accounts

Use cases

  • Checking real user opinions before buying a product
  • Finding forum answers to a question without scrolling through threads
  • Judging whether a Reddit account posting reviews is genuine

Getting started

After installing, search Google with words like reddit or forum, or open an Amazon product page, and GigaBrain shows its findings on the page; you can also highlight text and right-click to search.

Good to know

It runs on Google search pages and Amazon, and its results depend on what communities have discussed. The developer says your Google searches are not stored or tracked.