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https://github.com/n4ze3m/page-assist
Use your locally running AI models to assist you in your web browsing
https://github.com/n4ze3m/page-assist
chat-application chrome-extension localllm ollama open-source
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Use your locally running AI models to assist you in your web browsing
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/n4ze3m/page-assist
- Owner: n4ze3m
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-04-09T09:00:13.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-04-13T19:12:56.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-13T22:12:05.919Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: chat-application, chrome-extension, localllm, ollama, open-source
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/page-assist-a-web-ui-for/jfgfiigpkhlkbnfnbobbkinehhfdhndo
- Size: 1.42 MB
- Stars: 279
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 31
- Open Issues: 15
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
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- awesome-local-llms - page-assist
README
# Page Assist
[](https://discord.gg/bu54382uBd)
Page Assist is an open-source Chrome Extension that provides a Sidebar and Web UI for your Local AI model. It allows you to interact with your model from any webpage.
## Installation
Page Assist supports Chromium-based browsers like Chrome, Brave, Edge, and Firefox.
[](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/page-assist/jfgfiigpkhlkbnfnbobbkinehhfdhndo)
[](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/page-assist/)
Checkout the Demo (v1.0.0):
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VTjlLGXA4s)
## Features
- **Sidebar**: A sidebar that can be opened on any webpage. It allows you to interact with your model and see the results.
- **Web UI**: A web UI that allows you to interact with your model like a ChatGPT Website.
- **Chat With Webpage**: You can chat with the webpage and ask questions about the content.
want more features? Create an issue and let me know.
### Manual Installation
#### Pre-requisites
- Node.js (v18 or higher) - [Installation Guide](https://nodejs.org)
- npm
- Ollama (Local AI Provider) - [Installation Guide](https://ollama.com)
1. Clone the repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/n4ze3m/page-assist.git
cd page-assist
```
2. Install the dependencies
```bash
npm install
```
3. Build the extension (by default it will build for Chrome)
```bash
npm run build
```
or you can build for Firefox
```bash
npm run build:firefox
```
4. Load the extension (chrome)
- Open the Extension Management page by navigating to `chrome://extensions`.
- Enable Developer Mode by clicking the toggle switch next to Developer mode.
- Click the `Load unpacked` button and select the `build` directory.
5. Load the extension (firefox)
- Open the Add-ons page by navigating to `about:addons`.
- Click the `Extensions` tab.
- Click the `Manage Your Extensions` button.
- Click the `Load Temporary Add-on` button and select the `manifest.json` file from the `build` directory.
## Usage
### Sidebar
Once the extension is installed, you can open the sidebar via context menu or keyboard shortcut.
Default Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl+Shift+P`
### Web UI
You can open the Web UI by clicking on the extension icon which will open a new tab with the Web UI.
Default Keyboard Shortcut: `Ctrl+Shift+L`
Note: You can change the keyboard shortcuts from the extension settings on the Chrome Extension Management page.
## Development
You can run the extension in development mode to make changes and test them.
```bash
npm run dev
```
This will start a development server and watch for changes in the source files. You can load the extension in your browser and test the changes.
## Browser Support
| Browser | Sidebar | Chat With Webpage | Web UI |
| -------- | ------- | ----------------- | ------ |
| Chrome | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Brave | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Firefox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Vivaldi | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Edge | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Opera | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Arc | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
## Local AI Provider
- [Ollama](https://github.com/ollama/ollama)
- Chrome AI (Gemini Nano)
More providers will be added in the future.
## Roadmap
- [X] Firefox Support
- [ ] Code Completion support for Web based IDEs (like Colab, Jupyter, etc.)
- [ ] More Local AI Providers
- [ ] More Customization Options
- [ ] Better UI/UX
## Privacy
Page Assist does not collect any personal data. The only time the extension communicates with the server is when you are using the share feature, which can be disabled from the settings.
All the data is stored locally in the browser storage. You can view the source code and verify it yourself.
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome. If you have any feature requests, bug reports, or questions, feel free to create an issue.
## Support
If you like the project and want to support it, you can buy me a coffee. It will help me to keep working on the project.
or you can sponsor me on GitHub.
## Blogs and Videos About Page Assist
This are some of the blogs and videos about Page Assist. If you have written a blog or made a video about Page Assist, feel free to create a PR and add it here.
- [OllamaをChromeAddonのPage Assistで簡単操作](https://note.com/lucas_san/n/nf00d01a02c3a) by [LucasChatGPT](https://twitter.com/LucasChatGPT)
- [This Chrome Extension Surprised Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvLTlDy9G8c) by [Matt Williams](https://www.youtube.com/@technovangelist)
- [Ollama With 1 Click](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61uN5jtj2wo) by [Yaron Been From EcomXFactor](https://www.youtube.com/@ecomxfactor-YaronBeen)
## License
MIT
## Last but not least
Made in [Alappuzha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alappuzha) with ❤️