Opportuning Companion

A companion that helps you work through open-call applications on external sites.

Opportuning Companion is a browser extension built specifically for artists, creative professionals, and cultural organizations. It opens a smart sidebar directly on external application websites, helping you understand requirements, draft better answers, and submit with confidence, without ever leaving the page. Why Opportuning Companion? Applying for grants, residencies, open calls, and cultural funding is time-consuming and often unclear. Requirements are buried in PDFs. Forms ask vague questions. Word limits are punishing. And you're doing it alone. Opportuning Companion is the writing and research assistant that sits beside you while you fill out the form, reading the page, understanding what's being asked, and helping you write answers that reflect your real practice. It does not apply for you. It helps you apply better and faster. How it works Find an opportunity on Opportuning (opportuning.art) and click Apply. The Companion sidebar opens automatically on the application website. Use it to understand fields, draft answers, sharpen your writing, or review your full application before submitting. The sidebar stays out of your way: minimize it to a floating button at any time and reopen it when you need it. Key features — Field explanation: Don't know what a field is really asking? Get a plain-language breakdown instantly. — Draft answers: Generate a first draft for any application field based on your artist profile and the opportunity context. — Better writing: Improve what you've already written — clearer, more compelling, more appropriate for the call. — Full application review: Review your entire draft before you submit, highlighting weak points and inconsistencies. — Contextual sidebar chat: Ask questions about the opportunity, the organization, or the application process directly in the sidebar. — Application session continuity: If the application opens a new tab (login portal, multi-step form, sign-in page), the Companion stays active across tabs without losing context. — Deep research mode: For complex grants or institutional funding, run a deeper analysis of the call and the funder before you begin writing. Built for artists. Designed to stay out of the way. The sidebar respects your workflow: Minimize to a floating button with one click Reopens exactly where you left it Never submits anything automatically Never fills fields without your explicit approval Works on desktop, iPad, and mobile Chrome Credit-based usage Companion actions use credits, included monthly with your Opportuning subscription Additional credit packs available as one-time purchases if you need more. Credit cost examples: Explain a field: 1 credit Critique an answer: 2 credits Draft a short field answer: 3 credits Improve writing: 4 credits Analyze page and generate checklist: 5 credits Full application review: 10 credits Deep research: 20 credits Your credit balance is always visible in the sidebar. Privacy and security • Page content is only sent to our servers when you actively perform an action (Draft, Critique, Chat, etc.) • No page content is collected automatically • Your application data is never used without your explicit opt-in • All processing goes through the Opportuning backend — no keys are stored in the extension • We follow GDPR principles and are transparent about what is stored Requires an active Opportuning subscription Opportuning Companion works alongside your Opportuning account at opportuning.art. You must be logged in to use Companion features. Free-tier access is limited. Opportuning is a subscription platform that helps artists discover grants, residencies, open calls, and cultural funding worldwide, with personalized matching, deadline alerts, and smart application support. Plans start at €2.49/month depending on your region. Questions or issues? Contact us at juke.renan@gmail.com or visit opportuning.art.