{"slug": "mozilla-killed-orbit-i-rebuilt-it-locally-and-privately", "title": "Mozilla Killed Orbit. I Rebuilt It Locally and Privately.", "summary": "A developer built Apogee, an open-source browser extension that summarizes and answers questions about webpages, PDFs, DOCX files, videos, emails, and text using local AI models. The extension runs entirely on-device via WebGPU/WebAssembly, with optional support for Ollama and llama.cpp, eliminating the need for a backend or API key. The project was selected for Mozilla Builders, highlighting its focus on privacy-first, local AI in the browser.", "body_md": "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.\n\nThe goal is simple: **keep your data on your device.**\n\nApogee doesn't require a backend, account, or API key. It supports local inference through WebGPU/WebAssembly, with optional support for Ollama and llama.cpp.\n\nThe project was also selected for **Mozilla Builders**, which gave me the opportunity to further explore privacy-focused, local-first AI in the browser.\n\nThe interesting part is running LLMs directly in the browser. Instead of:\n\n```\nBrowser → Server → AI API → Server → Browser\n```\n\nApogee aims for:\n\n```\nBrowser → Local Model → Response\n```\n\nThis makes privacy the default rather than an afterthought.\n\nI'm currently looking for contributors interested in browser extensions, WebGPU, local LLMs, UI/UX, performance, and documentation.\n\nGitHub: [https://github.com/darshi1337/apogee](https://github.com/darshi1337/apogee)\n\nIf you're interested in local AI and privacy on the web, I'd love for you to check it out and contribute.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mozilla-killed-orbit-i-rebuilt-it-locally-and-privately", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/darshi1337/mozilla-killed-orbit-i-rebuilt-it-locally-and-privately-4756", "published_at": "2026-08-31 00:25:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-31 01:21:40.767416+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Apogee", "Mozilla Builders", "Ollama", "llama.cpp", "WebGPU", "WebAssembly"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mozilla-killed-orbit-i-rebuilt-it-locally-and-privately", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mozilla-killed-orbit-i-rebuilt-it-locally-and-privately.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mozilla-killed-orbit-i-rebuilt-it-locally-and-privately.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mozilla-killed-orbit-i-rebuilt-it-locally-and-privately.jsonld"}}