Guide
What you can do with Privane AI extension
Privane AI extension is a Chrome side-panel assistant that runs an on-device AI model on your GPU. Most chat and memory work stays on your machine.
Open Privane from the toolbar icon. It appears as a sidebar — no new tabs, no account required. Use this guide for features, example prompts, and Free vs Pro details.
Start here
SetupGetting startedInstall, download the local model, open the side panel.Cheat sheetPrompt examplesCopy-paste prompts for Chat, Agent, Memory, and Workspace.HelpTroubleshootingModel load issues, locked Pro features, floating bar tips.
Free vs Pro
| Area | Free | Pro (Lifetime) |
|---|---|---|
| Chat mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chat with page / Summary / Research | ✓ | ✓ |
| Knowledge Vault | ✓ | ✓ |
| Model download & settings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agent mode | ✓ | |
| Memory mode | ✓ | |
| Workspace Intelligence | ✓ | |
| Daily Journal | ✓ | |
| Floating Action Bar | ✓ |
Activate Pro in Settings → Activate Pro License with the key emailed after purchase. See pricing.
All topics
- Getting startedFree
- Chat modeFree
- Agent modePro
- Memory modePro
- Knowledge VaultFree
- WorkspacePro
- Daily JournalPro
- Floating Action BarPro
- SettingsFree
- Prompt cheat sheet
- Privacy
- Troubleshooting
Example day with Privane
- Morning — open Chat, ask a planning question.
- Reading docs — highlight a section → Explain / Summarize.
- Deep topic — Research “Chrome extension offline AI constraints”.
- Save takeaways — Memory mode: “Remember that WebGPU requires…”
- Long project — create a Workspace project + open questions.
- Evening — Daily Journal snapshot + export.