I built Apogee, an open-source browser extension that lets you summarize and ask questions about webpages, PDFs, DOCX files, videos, emails, and text using local AI models.
The goal is simple: keep your data on your device.
Apogee doesn't require a backend, account, or API key. It supports local inference through WebGPU/WebAssembly, with optional support for Ollama and llama.cpp.
The project was also selected for Mozilla Builders, which gave me the opportunity to further explore privacy-focused, local-first AI in the browser.
The interesting part is running LLMs directly in the browser. Instead of:
Browser → Server → AI API → Server → Browser
Apogee aims for:
Browser → Local Model → Response
This makes privacy the default rather than an afterthought.
I'm currently looking for contributors interested in browser extensions, WebGPU, local LLMs, UI/UX, performance, and documentation.
GitHub: https://github.com/darshi1337/apogee
If you're interested in local AI and privacy on the web, I'd love for you to check it out and contribute.