My new AI all-around assistant - great but still with room for improvement
I have used many AI text generators and AI tools in general, and have purchased numerous lifetime deals on AppSumo. Additionally, I have been using the Plus version of ChatGPT for several weeks now.
At first, I thought about Voilà - “Do I need another AI tool based on GPT?”
And what can I say - Yes! I’ve been using Voilà for about a week now, and it has already saved me a lot of time and sped up many tasks. The AI assistant is incredibly practical - I can use it with all applications in the browser. Not only in Gmail, Google Docs, etc., but also as a writing assistant in WordPress, on my YouTube channel (e.g., for answering comments or writing video descriptions), and in all other browser-based tools (e.g., I am currently using Voilà as writing support for this review). On top of that, Tier 2 offers unlimited queries + (almost) unlimited GPT-4 (fair usage policy) - fantastic!
Also, you can save your custom prompts (Custom actions).
Room for improvement:
Considering the high limits - including those of GPT-4 – Voilà is a no-brainer and rightly deserves 5 tacos.
However, since the tool is new, there is always room for improvement. Here are some suggestions from my side:
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Improving usability: While using Voilà, you cannot access the other content of the browser window. Comparable browser extensions offer more functionalities. They allow docking to the edge of the window while simultaneously accessing other content within the same browser window! Similar apps also offer minimization functions without closing the window altogether. In my opinion, this would be an urgent improvement regarding usability.
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Old chats are saved but cannot be reused like those on ChatGPT. This feature should also be optimized.
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Voilà can read the content of the browser window where it is opened (without having to copy the text directly). Unfortunately, there is no switch/toggle or button to include the text content of the opened browser in Voilà’s responses. Competitors handle this much better! I know other AI browser extensions that have an appropriate toggle and an additional “Page Content” button. In Voilà, I can only use the “Summarizer” to summarize a page.
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The built-in saved prompts are very basic. There is room for improvement here as well. However, thanks to Custom Actions, you can at least save your own prompts.
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All in all, a fantastic and promising tool - the Lifetime Deal (Tier 2) is an absolute no-brainer. I will write a comprehensive review of Voilà on my website robert-leitinger.com in a few weeks, with Voilà’s help, of course :-).