Open source · 100% offline · Local AI
Draftside
An open source writing editor that runs entirely in your browser. Chrome's built-in Gemini Nano powers inline completions, rewrites, alternate phrasing, translation, and draft classification — all on your device.
No account. No API key. No backend AI. 100% free & open source.
Start with the rough version. Draftside keeps the page quiet while local AI waits at the edge of the sentence and offers the next few words.tab
Why it exists
AI help that stays beside the draft, not above it.
100% offline. Always.
Drafts live in your browser's storage. Install Draftside as a PWA and keep writing on a plane, in a tunnel, or anywhere there's no network.
On-device Gemini Nano
Chrome runs the model on your machine. No API keys, no rate limits, no backend model calls. Your draft never leaves the tab.
An assistant, not just autocomplete
Chat with the draft, translate selections to another language, transcribe a voice note, or ask the local model to read what you've written and name its form, intent, stance, and friction. Every pass runs in the tab.
Suggestions, not interruptions
Pause briefly and Draftside offers a faint continuation. Highlight a phrase to swap in alternate wording. Tab to accept, keep typing to ignore.
A vault, sealed to your passkey
Move sensitive drafts into a Private Vault encrypted on this device. Touch ID, Windows Hello, or a hardware key unlocks them. There's no password to phish, no key on a server, and a one-time recovery code in case you lose the device.
Open a blank page with a useful edge.
Draftside is built for notes, essays, posts, and any draft that benefits from a second pass without leaving the writing flow. Open source, no account, runs in your browser. Open it and start typing.
Start writing