Clico's core pitch hasn't changed since launch: press a keyboard shortcut inside any text field — Gmail, Notion, Slack, LinkedIn, a comment box, anything — and an AI writing, rewriting, or dictation panel opens right there, reading the page's context automatically so you never copy-paste into a separate chatbot tab. What has changed is scope — Clico has grown from a lightweight writing extension into a broader "AI studio" that also does deep web research with citations and AI image/video generation, while the original in-browser writing assistant remains free to start.
What it actually does
Inside any text box, pressing Cmd+O (Ctrl+O on Windows) opens an inline AI dialog that drafts a reply, rewrites a paragraph, or humanizes text that reads as obviously AI-generated — all without leaving the field your cursor is already in. A double-press of Cmd or Ctrl on a page you're reading triggers a structured summary, useful for long articles, documentation, or email threads you don't have time to read in full. Voice dictation is built in for hands-free writing, and an "Auto Typer" mode lets you describe what you want and have the answer typed directly into the active field. You can pick which model handles the request — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok are all available inside the same extension.
Beyond the browser extension, Clico Web and Clico Desktop (Mac) add a separate AI studio: a "Deep Research" mode that searches the web, reviews sources, and keeps citations, plus AI image and video generation and image-to-video conversion using reference images. It's a wider surface than the original "writing assistant for every text box" pitch, and worth knowing about if you only came across the Chrome extension.
Pricing
Clico's free tier gives 200 monthly credits and access to standard models — genuinely usable for light, occasional use rather than a crippled trial. The Pro plan runs $19.90/month with 2,000 monthly credits and access to the expanded model library (Claude, GPT, Gemini, and others), and a Max plan raises the credit ceiling to 5,000/month for heavier daily use. Compatible browsers are Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Arc; the Chrome Web Store listing carries a 4.6 out of 5 rating.
Where it's genuinely useful — and where it isn't
Clico earns its place for anyone who writes across many different web apps in a day and is tired of the copy-paste round trip to a separate AI chat tab — replying to email, commenting on a doc, drafting a LinkedIn post, and summarizing a long thread all happen without ever leaving the page. It's a weaker fit if your writing lives mostly in one dedicated app already (a full-featured editor like Notion or Google Docs with its own built-in AI), where a native integration may already cover the same ground without a separate extension running in the background.
FAQ
Does Clico store the text I write or the pages I browse? Clico reads page content to provide context for its suggestions rather than storing a database of browsing history, but confirm the current specifics in Clico's own privacy policy before using it on anything sensitive — this is standard due diligence for any browser extension with text-field access.
Do I need my own API keys for ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to use Clico? No — Clico bundles model access into its own credit system, so you don't need separate subscriptions to the underlying model providers to use the extension.
Is the free plan enough for occasional use, or does it run out quickly? 200 credits a month is enough for light, occasional writing and summarization tasks; anyone using it daily across multiple apps will likely hit the ceiling and need Pro's 2,000-credit allowance.
Is Clico the same product people may remember as just a writing extension? The writing-in-every-text-box feature is still the core and still free to start, but Clico has expanded into a broader AI studio (deep research, image and video generation) beyond that original scope — worth checking the current feature set directly if you only knew the earlier, narrower version.
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*Ratings and pricing reviewed monthly. Last updated September 2026.*
Bogdex · Founder & editor, woska
Bogdex builds and curates woska, testing AI tools against real workflows to judge which ones actually save time rather than which have the longest feature list.