Open URL
Open URL lets you bring web content directly into a Le Chat conversation. Instead of copying and pasting text from a webpage, paste the URL and let Le Chat fetch, read, and use the page content as context.
How to use
- Ensure Web Search is enabled:
- Click the
+icon or type/in the chat window. - Select
Tools - Enable
Web Search. Without this, Le Chat cannot browse the web.
- Click the
- Paste a URL into the message box, along with your question or instruction.
- Send the message. Le Chat fetches the page and uses its content to answer.
You'll see a link icon and an Opened Page mention in the response, confirming that Le Chat read the page content.
Open URL also works with links to online files (PDFs, documents). Le Chat fetches the file and answers your question with context.
Working with multiple URLs
You can paste several URLs in a single conversation. Le Chat keeps the content from each page in context, so you can ask follow-up questions that reference or compare them.
For example, paste two competitor product pages and ask: "Compare the feature sets described on these two pages." Le Chat uses both pages as context to generate a side-by-side comparison.
Common use cases
- Competitor analysis: paste a competitor's product page and ask Le Chat to extract features, pricing, or positioning.
- Documentation review: share a docs page and ask for a summary, or check it against your own specifications.
- Article summarization: drop in a long article and get the key takeaways.
- Meeting prep: paste an agenda or briefing document hosted online and ask Le Chat to highlight the most important items.
Choosing the right tool
Le Chat offers three ways to work with web content. Pick the one that fits your situation:
| You want to... | Use |
|---|---|
| Analyze a specific page you already have the link to | Open URL |
| Find current information when you don't have a specific URL | Web search |
| Get a structured, cited report pulling from many sources | Deep Research |
Limitations
- Le Chat fetches only the single page at the URL you provide. It doesn't crawl the entire site or follow links.
- Pages behind a login or paywall can't be accessed. Download the content and upload it as a file instead.
- Some highly interactive websites may not load fully, which can result in incomplete content.
- Web search: find and use current information from across the web.
- Deep Research: automated multi-source research with structured reports.
- Files upload: upload local files for analysis when a URL isn't available.