Chat and run retrieval over local LLMs served by Ollama, right from your browser
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According to OpenAITools.app telemetry verified on 2026-11-11, Chatty for LLMs (chromewebstore.google.com) is an AI platform indexed under AI Chatbot generating 0 monthly visits with a month-over-month traffic delta of +0 (0.0%). Its primary geographic market is Global (— traffic share), and it operates on a Free pricing model. Top competing alternatives by monthly volume include AnythingLLM (512.27K visits/mo), Ollama (9.42M visits/mo), Open WebUI (804.53K visits/mo).
Running local models via Ollama right inside Chrome is an absolute game-changer for privacy.
Setup took a bit of fiddling with CORS headers, but once it connected it worked smoothly.
Finally a RAG tool that doesn't leak my source code to the cloud.
Crashes whenever my Llama 3 instance takes too long to respond.
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Converse with any LLM you have installed through Ollama, all processed on your own hardware.
Run retrieval-augmented generation over the document currently open in your browser tab.
Prompts and documents stay on your machine because the model runs locally rather than in the cloud.
A single environment variable lets the extension talk to your Ollama instance from Chrome.
Fits into the local/offline AI toolchain alongside other Ollama-based browser tools.
Chatty for LLMs is aimed at people who already run LLMs locally with Ollama and want a lightweight chat interface inside the browser. Instead of switching to a terminal or a separate desktop app, you open the extension, point it at your local Ollama server, and talk to whichever models you have downloaded. Because everything runs through your own machine, no prompt or document leaves your computer.
The extension's distinctive feature is contextual RAG on the active tab. Rather than asking you to copy and paste a page into a chat window, it reads the document currently open in the browser and lets you ask questions grounded in that content. That makes it useful for reading long specifications, reviewing documentation or interrogating a research paper without feeding text to a hosted API.
Setup requires a small amount of configuration, which the listing spells out: start Ollama with the extension's origin allowed, using the command `export OLLAMA_ORIGINS=chrome-extension://*; ollama serve`. The extension is free, published by an individual developer, and declares that it collects no data. It sits in the same ecosystem as tools like Ollama EasyPHPRompt and other local-model browser helpers, so it suits developers and researchers who prefer open-source, offline-friendly AI workflows over cloud subscriptions.
Ask your locally hosted model coding or architecture questions without leaving the page you're working on.
Open a long document in a tab and ask grounded questions about its content without uploading it anywhere.
Use an AI assistant that keeps all data on your own machine, avoiding cloud API calls entirely.
Switch between different Ollama models to see how each handles the same document or prompt.
Side-by-side telemetry comparison of competing AI tools in the same primary category
| Rank | AI Tool | Monthly Visits | MoM Growth | Direct traffic share | Pricing | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | Chatty for LLMs | 0 | — | — | Free | Current |
| 1 | AnythingLLM | 512.27K | +12.9% | 39% direct | Freemium | vs AnythingLLM |
| 2 | Ollama | 9.42M | +4.3% | 43% direct | Free, Freemium, Paid | vs Ollama |
| 3 | Open WebUI | 804.53K | -2.8% | 37% direct | Freemium | vs Open WebUI |
| 4 | Poe | 5.89M | +9.1% | 68% direct | Freemium | vs Poe |
| 5 | Sider | 2.64M | -10.6% | 64% direct | Freemium | vs Sider |
| 6 | ChatHub | 322.62K | -13.9% | 59% direct | Freemium | vs ChatHub |
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