Browser extension

The Align browser extension works in Chrome, Brave, and Microsoft Edge. It has two jobs:

1. turn a browser-based call into live notes and a reviewable outcome; and
2. summarize an open Gmail or Slack conversation, or text you deliberately select.

The current manifest version is 0.4.3 and requires Chrome 116 or newer.

Calls: Google Meet, Teams, and ZoomCopy Anchor Link

The extension does not run inside the native Teams or Zoom desktop apps.

Open a supported call and Align appears as a rail on the right edge, with tabs for Prep, Live notes, Transcript and Ask Align.

Prep, before you press StartCopy Anchor Link

Prep opens first, before anything is captured, and follows the meeting type you pick (General, 1:1, Standup, Interview, Client call, Planning, Brainstorm):

• Standup: your standup and your teammates', as Done, Today and Blocked. Done says what the work achieved, written from commits, pull requests and tickets.
• Any other meeting: a brief for that meeting. Align reads the calendar event's title, description and attendees, opens any Align Page linked in the invite, and adds what it already knows: related projects, blocked work, ticket moves and merged PRs since the last related meeting, open decisions, and what was left open last time. The AI writes the goal, what's worth knowing, an agenda, questions to ask and what to have ready.
• Not on your calendar: Prep asks What's this meeting about? and preps from your answer.

When the meeting's title sounds like a standup (standup, DSM, daily, scrum, weekly review, huddle…), Prep says so and offers Switch to Standup; it doesn't switch on its own. Changing the meeting type reloads the prep. The "Capture this call?" prompt shows a one-line summary and a Prep button. Prep only uses work you can already open in Align; links to Google Docs, Notion or Figma are listed but not read.

During and after the callCopy Anchor Link

After you press Start, it can provide:

• live notes, a live transcript, and a current “now” line;
• Ask Align answers grounded in what has been said so far;
• configurable copilot modes, nudges, conflict signals, and talk-time context;
• a wrap-up containing the summary, proposed decision, actions, risks, and open questions;
• confirmation of a decision on record or a handoff into an Align Room when the call did not finish;
• attendee recap email and a revocable public Notes by Align link;
• the tasks people took on and updates to tickets the call discussed, sent to each person's Plans Inbox. The wrap-up shows how many are ready, for example 3 tasks + 2 ticket updates ready for 2 people, with Review in Plans.

Teams and Zoom can ask the page to turn captions on. If the meeting UI blocks that, enable captions once yourself. Align reads captions; it does not record call audio.

If a tab closes during capture, the extension submits what it has. A failed submission is kept locally as unsent and can be retried from the extension panel rather than silently discarded.

GmailCopy Anchor Link

Open a Gmail conversation. The Align button appears only when the extension can see an expanded message body or a recent text selection.

When you press the button, Align reads up to the latest 60 visible messages. It removes quoted replies, signatures, block quotes, and Gmail's quoted-message markup where possible, then returns:

• a one-sentence TL;DR;
• three to five key points;
• what was agreed or where the thread is leaning;
• action items with owners and dates when present;
• open questions.

You can select which actions to save to Plans, save the entire summary as a Page, or copy the formatted summary. Saved records include links back to the Gmail conversation.

Collapsed emails are not secretly expanded. If the page structure cannot be read, select the text you want and summarize that selection instead.

Slack in the browserCopy Anchor Link

On app.slack.com, Align prefers the open thread pane; otherwise it summarizes visible messages in the channel. Consecutive messages from the same person are grouped with the latest visible sender name.

The result and save options match Gmail. This in-browser summary is different from the full Slack integration: the extension reads only after you press its button, while the connected Slack app supports @Align, Close with Align, search/context, and approved write-back in channels where the app was invited.

Selected text on any pageCopy Anchor Link

Select text, right-click, and choose Send to Align. The browser asks for optional access to that page only when this feature needs it. You can also select text inside Gmail or Slack and use the floating Align control when the page's conversation markup is unavailable.

Saving resultsCopy Anchor Link

AI summaries can misread names, dates, or commitments. Review them before saving or sharing.

Install and connectCopy Anchor Link

After installation:

1. Open Rooms → Browser extension, or let the extension open the connection page.
2. Sign in and choose Connect extension.
3. Align creates a browser-specific connection token and hands it directly to the installed extension.
4. If automatic handoff is blocked, copy the one-time connection key into the extension's Options page.

The connection page lists connected browser tokens with creation and last-used times. Revoke a token there to sign that browser out without changing your main Align session.

Privacy and controlsCopy Anchor Link

• Nothing from a call is captured until you press Start.
• The extension can announce capture in the call chat so participants are informed.
• Call capture uses live captions, not audio recording.
• Gmail and Slack are read only when you press the summary button; only messages present on screen are sent.
• Selected-page access is requested as an optional browser permission.
• Discarding a call capture deletes the capture and transcript rather than merely hiding it, along with the Inbox suggestions it created.
• Public recap pages exclude the transcript and can be revoked.
• The pill and summary panel follow system light or dark mode.

TroubleshootingCopy Anchor Link

• No call text: turn captions on and make sure you joined through the supported web client.
• No Gmail summary button: expand at least one message, or select the text you want summarized.
• No Slack thread detected: open the thread pane or select the relevant messages.
• “Connect Align”: reconnect from Rooms → Browser extension. Revoke an older token if the browser should no longer have access.
• Unsent badge: open the extension panel and retry the saved capture.
• Extension was updated: reload the Gmail, Slack, or call tab so its content script matches the new version.