Unbait

Tired of clickbait? Unbait uses AI to automatically detect and replace sensationalized headlines with clear, accurate, and informative titles. So you always know what you're clicking on.

Click any headline for an instant AI-powered verdict: worth reading, optional, or skip, so you can decide in seconds whether something deserves your time.

- Works on major news sites, tech blogs, YouTube, and content aggregators
- Gist summaries: one-click AI verdict on any article or video
- YouTube summaries use the actual video transcript for accurate assessments
- Powered by your choice of AI provider (Google Gemini, OpenAI, or Anthropic)
- Replaces misleading headlines in real-time as you browse
- Click any rewritten title to see the original
- Always On mode: auto-rewrite your favorite sites
- Neutral thumbnails: replace clickbait YouTube thumbnails with real video frames
- Language setting: get titles and summaries in your preferred language
- Lightweight and privacy-friendly: no data is stored or shared

How it works:
1. Click the Unbait icon or enable Always On for your favorite sites
2. Unbait scans headlines and briefly reads each article (or fetches the YouTube transcript)
3. Your AI rewrites vague or misleading titles into clear, specific ones
Good headlines stay untouched
4. Click any headline icon for an instant AI summary with a verdict

Bring your own API key: choose between Google Gemini (free tier available), OpenAI, or Anthropic Claude.