ScribePal — AI powered browser extension for smarter web…

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About this project

ScribePal is an open-source browser extension that enhances your web experience by utilizing AI for context-aware insights and efficient content summarization. Designed for privacy, it processes data locally to ensure your information remains secure. Enjoy seamless interaction in any Chromium or Gecko-based browser.

ScribePal is an open-source intelligent browser extension designed to enhance the web browsing experience through the powerful capabilities of artificial intelligence. This innovative tool provides users with contextual insights, efficient content summarization, and a streamlined interaction model, enabling seamless engagement while browsing the internet.

Key Features

AI-Powered Assistance: Leverages a local AI service using Ollama for generating contextual responses.
Privacy-Focused: Operates entirely within your local network with no external data transmission, ensuring that all your information remains secure.
Customizable User Interface: Options for light and dark themes enhance user experience.
Interactive Chat Box: Features a draggable chat interface for sending and receiving messages effortlessly.
Model Management: Users can select, refresh, download, or delete AI models as needed.
Advanced Capture Tools: Capture both text and images directly into the chat using special tags (@captured-text for text and @captured-image for images).
Prompt Customization: Ability to adjust and customize prompts to guide the AI in generating tailored responses.

Compatibility

ScribePal is compatible with all Chromium and Gecko-based browsers, including Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera, Edge, Firefox, and Brave.

Privacy Assurance

By utilizing local Ollama models, ScribePal ensures that all AI processing occurs on your local machine, granting users full control over their data without any external exposure.

Getting Started

To begin using ScribePal, install it from the browser store or download the latest version from the Releases page. Once installed, simply click the extension icon to access the popup menu where configuration options can be set, such as the Ollama Server URL and theme preferences.

Usage Instructions

Users can launch the chat interface through the popup or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Y. The interactive chat environment allows for easy queries to the AI, capturing content as needed, and managing model settings.

For visual learners, short video tutorials are available to help users navigate ScribePal effectively:

ScribePal bridges the gap between browsing and information retrieval, making it an essential tool for anyone looking to maximize their online efficiency.