7 Of The Best ChatGPT Plugins And How To Use Them

If you've been using ChatGPT for quite some time now, you already know that it has some limitations. It can't browse the web, extract data from documents and YouTube videos, make diagrams or CSV files, or convert text to speech, among many other things. Previously, you'd need to look elsewhere to do such tasks, but that was before OpenAI announced the arrival of ChatGPT plugins in late March. 

Plugins function similarly to Chrome extensions, providing ChatGPT with a wider functionality. They can be installed directly from the ChatGPT plugin store and turned on or off when needed. There's already a growing number of plugins available in the store, so to make it easier for you, we've compiled a list of seven of the best ones you need to try.

A little disclaimer, though: While the plugins themselves are free, they are only accessible to ChatGPT Plus users. To be able to install and use them, you'd need to upgrade your account first.

Generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney rely heavily on the prompts users feed into them. The more detailed the prompt is, the better the generated AI results will be. Unfortunately, with this tech being fairly new to consumers, you're probably among the many who are still getting the hang of coming up with prompts. That's where Promptest comes into the picture. Promptest helps you create high-quality prompts not only by rewriting the prompt for you, but by also teaching you how to improve these prompts yourself. The plugin comes with four main features:

• Enhance: Paraphrases a given prompt to add more detail and context.
• Feedback: Reviews a given prompt, gives recommendations on how to enhance it, and offers a new version of the prompt you can use instead.
• Brainstorm: Guides you through a brainstorming session to help you come up with the best prompt for your specific need.
• Workout: Gives you a challenge to practice your prompt writing skills and provides feedback afterward.

Here are the steps to use Promptest:

1. Search for Promptest in the Plugin store.
2. Click on Install. This will redirect you to a signup page.
3. Enter your email address or sign in using your Google account.
4. Select Authorize to allow Promptest to use your email.
5. Type the corresponding feature before your prompt, like so:
   1. "/enhance Find me the best headphones."
   2. "/feedback What are the best courses for learning how to use Canva?"
   3. "/brainstorm Help me come up with prompts to generate factual articles."
   4. "/workout"
6. Hit Submit.

ReviewReader is a frequent online shopper's best friend. Offering a comprehensive summary of reviews for any Amazon product, this ChatGPT plugin will make it easier to decide whether an item is worth it without needing to sift through the reviews yourself. 

There are two main things you can do with ReviewReader: get a review synopsis of a single product or a comparison between two or more products. The single-product review synopsis includes the average star rating, a bulleted list of key points drawn from customer feedback, and a brief wrap-up. The comparison synopsis, on the other hand, offers you a short overview of the price, pros and cons of each item, and a brief wrap-up of which is best for what situation.

Follow these steps to use the ReviewReader ChatGPT plugin:

1. Install ReviewReader from the Plugin store.
2. Enable the plugin.
3. If you want to get a review synopsis for a single product, copy the link to the Amazon product of your choice. Then, send a prompt similar to the following:
   1. "What do you think of this product [link to Amazon product]?"
   2. "Give me a review of this item [link to Amazon product]."
4. If you want to compare products, use these prompts:
   1. "Compare this item [link to Amazon product A] with this item [link to Amazon product B]."
   2. "Compare reviews for the best Android tablets." (Definitely use this if you don't have any specific products in mind. ReviewReader will automatically list the top options for your chosen category).

There are dozens of text-to-speech (TTS) sites and apps you can use to convert your written text to spoken words. But if you prefer staying right within ChatGPT, the Speechki plugin can help with that. Speechki is a TTS tool for transforming a ChatGPT response or your custom text into natural-sounding audio. It supports over 80 languages and dialects with at least 100 speakers to choose from.

Here are the steps to use the Speechki ChatGPT plugin:

1. Install Speechki from the ChatGPT Plugin store.
2. Sign up for an account at plugin.speechki.org.
3. Pick a speaker from the Speechki Speakers list. Click on the copy icon next to your preferred speaker's name to copy the speaker ID.
4. Go back to ChatGPT and create a new chat.
5. Enable Speechki from the plugin list.
6. To convert a ChatGPT response to audio, enter your initial prompt. In the same conversation thread, send this second prompt:
   1. "Convert your answer to audio."
   2. "Transform your answer to audio using this speaker [speaker ID from Step 3]."
7. To convert your own text to audio, use one of these prompts:
   1. "Convert [custom text] to audio."
   2. "Turn [custom text] to audio using this speaker [speaker ID]."

After Speechki performs the conversion, click on the link to the audio provided in the response. This will redirect you to your Speechki account, where the audio is uploaded. You can listen to it and download it from there.