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NativeMind is a private, open-source browser extension that runs local AI models via Ollama or WebLLM, enabling offline AI features for privacy-conscious users.
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Cloud-based AI services can expose sensitive documents, communications, and creative work to privacy risks when they are processed outside your device.
NativeMind is a private, open-source browser extension built on Ollama that brings local AI models into browser workflows.
It runs local models through Ollama or offers a WebLLM browser trial, allowing users to select models and use AI features locally after a model is downloaded.
Key features: • An AI agent can break complex requests into actionable steps, handle multi-step workflows, use current context, and integrate tools. • Conversations can retain memory across tabs while local search, webpage understanding, and custom Quick Actions support browser-based tasks. • Users can ask questions about PDFs, interact with screenshots and uploaded images, and use writing tools for rewriting, proofreading, tone adjustment, and creative rephrasing. • Offline-first operation keeps features available without an internet connection after downloading a model, and model switching supports different performance, speed, or privacy needs. • The extension supports Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge, with Ollama for local model serving and WebLLM for a zero-setup browser trial.
NativeMind is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.
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