Unbait replaces vague, clickbait headlines with clear, informative titles using AI. Stop clicking articles that waste your time.
Unbait finds all article headlines on the page you're viewing.
For each headline, it briefly fetches the article to understand the actual content.
Vague or misleading headlines are rewritten into clear, specific titles. Good ones stay untouched.
Browse with titles that tell you what articles are actually about. Click what matters, skip what doesn't.
Enable per-site automatic de-clickbaiting. Headlines are rewritten as soon as you visit the page.
Click the Unbait icon next to any title to toggle back to the original headline.
Your API key stays on your device. Article text is sent directly to your chosen AI provider over HTTPS, never through a third-party server.
Bring your own API key from Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google Gemini. No subscriptions, no middleman, no data collected. You decide which provider and sites to use.
Enable for any news site, tech blog, or content aggregator. You control which sites Unbait runs on.
Only clickbait headlines get rewritten. Clear, informative titles are left untouched.
AI-generated titles are the model's best guess, not objective truths. Nuance can get lost, or the AI may emphasize a detail that isn't the main point. You're trading the editor's sensationalism for an algorithm's interpretation. The original title is always one click away.
Clickbait exploits the curiosity gap: the space between what you know and what you want to know. A clear title closes that gap, letting you decide calmly whether to read on.
Unbait needs to briefly fetch each article. Articles behind login walls or paywalls cannot be read, so those headlines stay unchanged.
Your browser may warn that Unbait can "read and modify webpages." This is needed to read headlines and replace them with better ones. Unbait only activates on sites you explicitly enable and does not access any site without your permission. No data is collected and nothing is sent anywhere except to your chosen AI provider.
Download from GitHub Releases and load it in Chrome (Settings → Extensions → Load unpacked) or Safari.
Choose your provider to see setup instructions:
Model: Claude Haiku 4.5 · Cost: < $0.01 per page · Recommended
Why Anthropic? Best title quality, especially for non-English headlines. Streaming shows results as they arrive. Most reliable JSON output.
Click the Unbait icon in your browser toolbar, select your provider, paste your API key, and click "Unbait!" or enable Always On for your favorite sites.
Unbait is free and open source. If it saves you from clickbait, consider buying me a beer.