Chrome Extension Automates Batch Image Generation and Saving on Google Gemini

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A browser extension called Gemini Auto Image Saver has been developed for Chrome and Edge to streamline repetitive image generation workflows on gemini.google.com. The tool addresses the time-consuming process of manually downloading and renaming images when producing large sequences, such as storyboards, comics, or YouTube story visuals. It offers two core modes: Auto Save, which automatically downloads each newly generated image as the user works manually, and Batch Prompts, which processes a pre-written list of prompts sequentially without user intervention. Users must disable the browser's per-download save dialog for the automation to function smoothly. The extension does not modify or generate prompts itself — it only manages the download and file-naming workflow around images that Gemini produces.

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