# Using LM Studio as a Chatbot in Firefox > Source: > Published: 2026-10-09 15:34:32+00:00 # [Goce Mitevski](https://www.gocemitevski.com) ## Using LM Studio as a chatbot in Firefox I use the [chatbot feature in Firefox](https://www.firefox.com/en-US/features/ai-powered-chatbot/) on a daily basis, especially **Proofread**. However, the list of available chatbots cannot be extended. In fact, it’s a hardcoded list of providers, tied to Firefox prefs/Enterprise Policy. That is a big problem if you want to remain anonymous and lets say, try to use [LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai/) as a chatbot provider in Firefox, with a custom local LLM. So, I thought maybe I can build an add-on for that. It must be **complementary with the Firefox core chatbot experience**, look and feel **as similar as possible to the other chatbots** and based on all of the **standard UI patterns** for these types of user interfaces. ## Introducing Ask LM Studio [Ask LM Studio](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ask-lm-studio/) is a Firefox add-on that lets you **chat with local models in the sidebar**. The chatbot experience is local-first, meaning that no data leaves your machine, unless you run the LM Studio server on an external host. By default, the add-on **uses your local LM Studio server** and works with any loaded LLM. It offers the same four basic actions available with the built-in chatbots, that is: - **Summarize** - **Quiz me** - **Explain this** - **Proofread** Just select the text you want to process or right click the page you are on, and select an action. The add-on is very light-weight and even though I wanted to keep all of the configuration options outside of Firefox, there are some add-on settings available like: - **Base URL to LM Studio API** - **Preferred chatbot model** - **System prompt** - **Temperature** Also, **If you don’t need** “Ask LM Studio” in the **right-click menu**, you can just toggle the associated setting. The add-on is open source and available on GitHub. Make sure you check the [source code](https://github.com/gocemitevski/ask-lm-studio) if you’re curious about its mechanics. I will probably add some additional actions in the future, so if you have any **specific ideas or requests**, [let me know](contact@gocemitevski.com).