You can customize which types of text fields show the Quickfix AI icon. By default, Quickfix AI detects text areas and rich text editors, but you can change this in your settings to control where the extension appears. This helps reduce clutter if you only want Quickfix AI on specific types of fields.
What field detection does
When you click in a text field on any website, Quickfix AI automatically detects it and shows the icon inside the field. This is called field detection, and it works on three types of fields.
Text areas are large multi-line text boxes where you write comments, posts, or longer messages. Rich text editors are advanced fields with formatting buttons like bold, italic, and bullet lists. Input fields are single-line boxes typically used for short responses, search bars, or form inputs.
You can turn detection on or off for each field type separately in your settings.
How to access field detection settings
Click the Quickfix AI extension icon in your Chrome toolbar
Click the settings gear icon in the top-right corner
Click "Fields" in the left sidebar
You'll see checkboxes for each field type under "Field detection"
Changes save automatically when you check or uncheck a box.
Field types explained
Text areas
Large multi-line text boxes used for comments, forum posts, email composition, and chat messages. This is enabled by default because most people use Quickfix AI on these fields.
Examples: Reddit comment boxes, Gmail compose window, Facebook post composer, GitHub issue descriptions.
Rich text editors
Advanced text fields with formatting toolbars. These look like mini word processors with buttons for bold, italic, lists, and other formatting options.
Examples: LinkedIn posts, Notion pages, content management systems, email editors with formatting.
This is enabled by default. Rich text editors are where most people write important content that benefits from AI assistance.
Input fields (advanced setting)
Single-line text boxes typically used for search bars, form fields, or short inputs. This is disabled by default and not recommended for most users.
Examples: Search boxes, username fields, single-line reply boxes.
Input fields usually don't need AI-generated replies because they're meant for short, simple text. Enabling this can make the Quickfix AI icon appear in many places where it's not useful, which creates visual clutter.
Good to know: If you enable input fields and find the icon appearing too often, you can disable it again or use the blocked websites feature to exclude specific sites where it's annoying.
Recommended settings
For most users, the default settings work best: text areas and rich text editors enabled, input fields disabled. This strikes the right balance between having Quickfix AI available when you need it and avoiding unnecessary icon clutter.
If you write mostly on specific types of fields, you can customize further. For example, if you only use Quickfix AI for long-form content in rich text editors, you could disable text areas.
You can always change these settings later if you want to experiment with different configurations.
When the icon doesn't appear
Sometimes websites use custom text inputs that Quickfix AI doesn't recognize automatically, even with all field types enabled. This usually happens with heavily customized web applications.
If the Quickfix AI icon isn't showing up in a text field where you expect it, the best solution is to contact Quickfix AI support through the in-app chat. We can help troubleshoot the specific website and may be able to add support for that field type in a future update.