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• May 17, 2026
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  Cognito – AI Sidebar & Privacy Shield
  
  Your all-in-one AI productivity layer that lives right in the browser. Chat, summarize, write, translate, highlight key insights, and protect sensitive data — all without leaving the page.
  
  Supported AI providers:
  • Ollama (100% local & private — your data never leaves your machine)
  • OpenAI / ChatGPT
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • Groq
  • Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
  
  Features:
  
  🗨️ AI Chat Sidebar — Ask questions about any page. The AI reads the content so you don't have to copy-paste. Supports streaming, reasoning tokens, and multi-turn conversations.
  
  📝 Smart Writing Tools — Select any text and get instant rewrites, proofreading, summarization, simplification, key points, translation, and code explanations. Works inside compose windows, editors, and every text field.
  
  📄 One-Click Summaries — Get concise summaries of articles, blog posts, and video transcripts with a single click. Includes interactive mind-map view.
  
  🔍 AI Highlights — Automatically highlights the most important sentences on any article so you can skim faster.
  
  ✉️ Email AI Assistant — AI-powered reply, compose, and email summarization buttons injected directly into your inbox.
  
  🛡️ Privacy Shield — Detect and mask personal information (names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, financial data) on any page. Blur, redact, or replace with labels. Supports LLM detection + custom word/regex rules. Auto-scans on page load.
  
  📋 Smart AutoFill — AI-powered form filling that understands field context.
  
  🌐 Page Translation — Translate any webpage inline with bilingual side-by-side view.
  
  🖱️ Right-Click AI Menu — Summarize, explain, translate, or ask about selected text from the context menu.
  
  Why users choose Cognito:
  
  ✅ Privacy first — Run models locally for zero data leakage. No account required.
  ✅ Multi-provider — Switch AI models per task based on your needs.
  ✅ Works on any website — Seamless integration across the web.
  ✅ Lightweight — No popups, no bloat. The sidebar appears only when you need it.
  ✅ Free to use — Core features work with free-tier APIs or your own local models.
  
  Getting started:
  
  Install the extension
  Click the Cognito icon or press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+C
  Pick your AI provider in Settings
  Start chatting, summarizing, and writing

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• May 17, 2026
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  A chrome extension that intelligently improves productivity with AI, supports Ollama models for full privacy

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• May 17, 2026
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  Cognito x Ollama Sider, Claude, ChatGPT 5, Gemini, and more

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• Apr 16, 2026
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  Cognito: Your Privacy-Focused AI Companion for Web Insights
  
  Cognito is a Chrome extension that empowers you with AI to understand, translate, and interact with web content and YouTube videos. With a strong emphasis on user privacy, Cognito uniquely supports running Large Language Models locally via Ollama, alongside integrations with other powerful AI services, giving you control over your data and costs.
  
  ⭐️ Key Features ⭐️
  
  🧠 AI-Powered Understanding (With Mindmap support)
  
  Ollama Integration for Local LLMs: Run AI models directly on your computer for summarization and other tasks, ensuring complete data privacy and no external costs.
  Web & YouTube Summarization: Get concise summaries of web pages and YouTube video transcripts.
  Deep Research & Jargon Explanation: Understand complex topics with AI that can explain source code snippets, research concepts, and clarify jargon terms.
  🗣️ Seamless Translation
  
  Website Translation: Translate text on any webpage to your preferred language.
  YouTube Translation: Understand videos in any language (depending on available subtitles or transcript).
  ✍️ Intelligent Writing Assistance
  
  AI-Powered Writing Suggestions: Get assistance with composing text directly within your browser.
  💡 Flexible AI Model Support
  
  Ollama (Local LLM): Utilize the power of local AI models for enhanced privacy and free usage.
  Groq Integration (Free Llama 70B Access): Access the high-performing Llama 70B model with a generous free tier via Groq API (API key required).
  Google Gemini (Free Access): Leverage the capabilities of Google's Gemini models with free access (limited requests).
  ChatGPT Compatibility: Connect your existing ChatGPT account for access to OpenAI's models.
  Why Choose Cognito?
  
  Cognito stands out by prioritizing your privacy with its unique Ollama integration, allowing you to harness the power of AI without your data leaving your local machine. Combined with free access to powerful models like Llama 70B via Groq and Google Gemini, along with the flexibility of using your own ChatGPT account, Cognito offers a powerful, versatile, and privacy-conscious AI companion for the web.

  Cognito – AI Sidebar & Privacy Shield
  
  Your all-in-one AI productivity layer that lives right in the browser. Chat, summarize, write, translate, highlight key insights, and protect sensitive data — all without leaving the page.
  
  Supported AI providers:
  • Ollama (100% local & private — your data never leaves your machine)
  • OpenAI / ChatGPT
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • Groq
  • Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
  
  Features:
  
  🗨️ AI Chat Sidebar — Ask questions about any page. The AI reads the content so you don't have to copy-paste. Supports streaming, reasoning tokens, and multi-turn conversations.
  
  📝 Smart Writing Tools — Select any text and get instant rewrites, proofreading, summarization, simplification, key points, translation, and code explanations. Works inside compose windows, editors, and every text field.
  
  📄 One-Click Summaries — Get concise summaries of articles, blog posts, and video transcripts with a single click. Includes interactive mind-map view.
  
  🔍 AI Highlights — Automatically highlights the most important sentences on any article so you can skim faster.
  
  ✉️ Email AI Assistant — AI-powered reply, compose, and email summarization buttons injected directly into your inbox.
  
  🛡️ Privacy Shield — Detect and mask personal information (names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, financial data) on any page. Blur, redact, or replace with labels. Supports LLM detection + custom word/regex rules. Auto-scans on page load.
  
  📋 Smart AutoFill — AI-powered form filling that understands field context.
  
  🌐 Page Translation — Translate any webpage inline with bilingual side-by-side view.
  
  🖱️ Right-Click AI Menu — Summarize, explain, translate, or ask about selected text from the context menu.
  
  Why users choose Cognito:
  
  ✅ Privacy first — Run models locally for zero data leakage. No account required.
  ✅ Multi-provider — Switch AI models per task based on your needs.
  ✅ Works on any website — Seamless integration across the web.
  ✅ Lightweight — No popups, no bloat. The sidebar appears only when you need it.
  ✅ Free to use — Core features work with free-tier APIs or your own local models.
  
  Getting started:
  
  Install the extension
  Click the Cognito icon or press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+C
  Pick your AI provider in Settings
  Start chatting, summarizing, and writing

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