Chrome Nano online — runs on your device
Know what's worth your time
before you open it.
OmniBrief is a private reading queue that summarises articles, PDFs and YouTube videos before you commit to them. Queue links as you browse, get a short written or audio brief, and keep the useful ones in a searchable archive that never leaves your machine.
- Built on Chrome's on-device Gemini Nano
- No account, no cloud sync, no tracking
- Written briefs & spoken audio playback
Triage
See what a link is about first — right from the page you're on.
Brief
Read or listen to a short summary in seconds, in your own format.
Save
Keep the ones that matter into collections you actually revisit.
Search
Find any saved brief later with a fast, fully local search index.
Core capabilities
A faster way to handle links, research and video.
OmniBrief reads the page so you don't have to open every tab. Three things it does well, shown the way you'd actually use them.
Capture
Queue a link the moment you spot it.
Right-click any article, PDF or YouTube URL and add it to your queue without breaking your reading flow. OmniBrief pulls the real content out of the DOM — not a stripped preview — so the summary reflects what's actually on the page.
- Works on articles, long PDFs and video transcripts
- Choose length and format before you summarise
- Batch the tabs you already have open
Listen
A spoken brief for screens you can't watch.
Every summary can be read aloud, so you can clear your queue while you cook, commute or rest your eyes. Playback runs entirely on-device with simple transport controls — start, pause, jump back.
- Instant audio readout of any saved brief
- Adjustable speaking speed and controls
- Fully offline — nothing is sent to a server
Organise
A library that stays searchable, not messy.
Saved briefs land in a local library you can filter by unread, favourites or archived, and group into manual or smart collections. The offline vector index means search finds meaning, not just exact words.
- Manual and smart collections
- Filter by read state, source or date
- Local semantic search across everything you kept
The daily workflow
Designed for your daily browsing.
OmniBrief sits quietly beside your tabs. Paste a URL, capture the page you're on, or send links straight from your right-click menu — then let the briefs come to you.
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Add it to the queue
Right-click a link or hit the shortcut on the active tab.
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Get a written or audio brief
Gemini Nano summarises it locally, in the length you chose.
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Keep what's useful
Save it to a collection and find it again with local search.
Privacy by design
How we protect your data.
The reason OmniBrief can be private is simple: the model runs inside your browser. Your reading history, your briefs and your searches stay on your device.
On-device summarisation
Chrome's built-in Gemini Nano does the work locally — no page content is uploaded.
A local, offline archive
Saved briefs and the vector search index live on your machine, not in an account.
No tracking, no sync
There's no login and nothing phones home. What you read is nobody else's business.
Answers
Frequently Asked Questions.
The practical details, without the runaround.
How do I enable Chrome's built-in Gemini Nano model?
OmniBrief uses Chrome's on-device AI. On a recent build of Chrome you enable the built-in model flags, restart, and OmniBrief detects it automatically — the header shows "Chrome Nano online" when it's ready.
Does OmniBrief send my article contents or searches anywhere?
No. Page content is read from the DOM on your machine and summarised by the local model. Saved briefs and the search index stay on your device — there's no server round-trip.
How do I resolve a CORS error when connecting to Gemini?
CORS errors usually mean the extension permissions weren't granted for the active site. Reload the page after installing, and confirm OmniBrief has access to the tab you're capturing from.
Can OmniBrief extract content from local PDF files (file://)?
Yes, once you allow access to file URLs in the extension settings. OmniBrief then reads local PDFs the same way it reads web pages and briefs them on-device.
Can I listen to briefs instead of reading them?
Every brief has an audio readout with simple playback controls, so you can clear your queue hands-free while doing something else.
Stop opening every link just to see if it matters.
Add OmniBrief to Chrome and let the briefs come to you — privately, on your own device.