Page Assist - A Web UI for Local AI Models
Use your locally running AI models to assist you in your web browsing.
Page Assist - Local AI Model Integration
"Page Assist - A Web UI for Local AI Models" is a Firefox add-on that enables users to interact with locally running AI models while browsing the web. With features like a sidebar for tasks, support for vision models, and the ability to chat with PDFs and documents, it serves as a minimal web UI. It supports providers like Ollama and offers beta compatibility with OpenAI-compatible APIs, enhancing your browsing experience with local AI capabilities.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: Muhammed Nazeem
Weekly download count: 1,543
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
- storage
- activeTab
- scripting
- unlimitedStorage
- contextMenus
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- notifications
- http://*/*
- https://*/* See more
Size: 6.44M
Email: na*****@gmail.com
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
# 758 ▼ 2
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- User-friendly interface for local LLMs and Ollama integration
- Web search integration enhances the usefulness of AI models
- Automatic recognition of the running Ollama daemon on the user's PC
- Highly polished and feature-rich extension
- Overall excellent performance and helpfulness
Cons
- Bugs with history saving when closing windows too soon
- Issues with answers disappearing upon clicking regenerate
- Errors when attaching images for vision models
- Limited configurability for custom prompts
- CPU utilization spikes when using options window
Most mentioned
- Bugs/issues with saving history and answers disappearing
- Web search integration significantly enhances functionality
- Desire for additional interface options like sidebar or popup
- Need for better configurability of prompts
- Errors related to image processing
User reviews
by plter, 2025-03-08
by Firefox user 18867716, 2025-03-06
by paulcalebfarmer, 2025-03-05
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Page Assist - A Web UI for Local AI Models requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Page Assist - A Web UI for Local AI Models. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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