BYOK AI Chat

About

Chat with any AI model directly from Chrome's side panel. BYOK AI Chat supports Bring Your Own Key — you provide the API key, you control your data, you choose the provider.

★ 6 AI PROVIDERS, ONE PLACE
• OpenAI
• Anthropic
• Google Gemini
• Ollama — run models locally, no API key required
• LM Studio — local model server, no API key required
• Custom API — connect to any OpenAI-compatible endpoint 

★ WEB SEARCH
• Toggle web search on/off per conversation with the globe button
• 3-step pipeline: LLM generates search query → DuckDuckGo search → LLM answers with context
• Search status indicator shows progress
• No API key or setup needed — works out of the box

★ BUILT FOR POWER USERS
• Markdown rendering with syntax-highlighted code blocks and copy buttons
• Screenshot capture — grab the visible tab and send to vision models
• Page context — attach the current page's title, URL, selected text, and content
• Right-click any selected text → "Send to AI Chat"
• Conversation management with search, edit, regenerate, and export
• Multiple conversations with system prompt presets
• 5 themes: Dark, Light, Midnight, Forest, Sunset
• Export to JSON, Markdown, or plain text
• File attachments (images and text files)
• Keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+K) to open the side panel

★ YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS
• No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking
• API keys stored locally with chrome.storage
• Conversations stored locally on your device
• No data sent to any server except the AI provider you choose
• No developer middleman — direct browser-to-provider requests
• Open source: https://github.com/alvescrafter/byok-ai-chat

★ PERFECT FOR
• Developers who want AI assistance without leaving the browser
• Writers who need quick access to multiple AI models
• Researchers comparing responses across providers
• Privacy-conscious users who want to use their own API keys
• Anyone running local models via Ollama or LM Studio

★ GET STARTED IN SECONDS
1. Install the extension
2. Click the icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+K)
3. Open Settings, choose a provider, paste your API key
4. Click Test to verify
5. Start chatting

For local providers like Ollama and LM Studio, no API key is needed — just point the extension at your local server.