# Mozilla Killed Orbit. I Rebuilt It Locally and Privately.

> Source: <https://dev.to/darshi1337/mozilla-killed-orbit-i-rebuilt-it-locally-and-privately-4756>
> Published: 2026-08-31 00:25:48+00:00

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](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.