Cognito x Ollama Sider, Claude, ChatGPT 5, Gemini, and more

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