Chouette: Offline AI Page Translation

Chouette translates web pages and text privately, no cloud, no API keys, no data ever leaving your browser. Unlike traditional translation extensions that send every word to a remote server, Chouette runs a full AI translation model (Gemma) directly in your browser using WebGPU and WebAssembly. Your text stays on your device at all times. Features • One-click full page translation — Chouette detects foreign-language pages and offers one-click translation with a subtle, non-intrusive prompt. • Right-click translation — Select text or right-click any page → "Chouette - Translate". • Multi-profile model sharing — Download the model once, use it across every Chrome profile on your device with native host (no per-profile redownload). • 50+ languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and European languages. • Completely private — Zero data sent to external servers, ever. • Works offline — After the one-time model download, translations work without an internet connection. • Click translated text to copy it. • Smart caching — Translated pages are cached so revisiting is instant. • Light and dark themes — Matches your preference. How It Works 1. Install the extension and download the translation model (~4 GB, one-time) 2. Visit any page in a foreign language — Chouette detects it and shows a translate bar 3. Click Translate — the page is translated in place, starting with visible content first 4. Toggle between the original and translated text anytime Privacy Chouette runs Google's Gemma model entirely on-device. No text, page content, telemetry, or personal information is ever collected or transmitted. See our privacy policy for details. Requirements • Chrome 113 or later • A WebGPU-capable device (most laptops and desktops from 2018+) • ~4 GB of storage for the model (one download, shared across profiles) To check WebGPU support, open chrome://gpu and confirm "WebGPU" shows "Hardware accelerated." Feedback and Open Source Chouette is open source under the MIT license: https://github.com/oye-collective/chouette Found a bug or want to request a feature? Right-click any page → "Chouette - Translate → Report an issue", or open an issue on GitHub directly. The Gemma model is provided under Google's Gemma Terms of Use: https://ai.google.dev/gemma/terms