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Installation

Page Assist is available for all major browsers. Choose your preferred installation method below.

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Install from browser stores

The easiest way to install Page Assist is directly from your browser’s extension store.
Install Page Assist from the Chrome Web Store:
  1. Visit the Chrome Web Store page
  2. Click Add to Chrome
  3. Confirm by clicking Add extension in the popup
Page Assist will be installed and ready to use. The extension icon will appear in your toolbar.
Chrome installation also works for other Chromium-based browsers like Brave and Vivaldi.

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Install from source

Build and install Page Assist from source to get the latest features or contribute to development.

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Prerequisites

Before building from source, you need:
  • Bun - A fast JavaScript runtime and package manager (Installation guide)
  • AI Provider - At least one of:
    • Ollama (recommended for beginners)
    • LM Studio
    • Any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
If you encounter issues with Bun, you can use npm as an alternative.

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Build steps

1

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/n4ze3m/page-assist.git
cd page-assist
2

Install dependencies

bun install
This will install all required dependencies for the project.
3

Build the extension

bun run build
By default, this builds for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. The built extensions will be in the build directory.You can also build for a specific browser:
# Chrome only
bun run build:chrome

# Firefox only
bun run build:firefox

# Edge only
bun run build:edge
4

Load the extension in your browser

  1. Open the Extension Management page:
    • Chrome: Navigate to chrome://extensions
    • Edge: Navigate to edge://extensions
  2. Enable Developer Mode by clicking the toggle in the top right
  3. Click Load unpacked
  4. Select the build/chrome-mv3 directory (or build/edge-mv3 for Edge)
The extension is now loaded and ready to use!

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Development mode

For active development, you can run the extension in watch mode: 
# Chrome
bun dev

# Firefox
bun dev:firefox

# Edge
bun dev:edge
This starts a development server that automatically rebuilds when you make changes to the source files.

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Next steps

Now that Page Assist is installed, you need to set up an AI provider and start chatting. Continue to the Quickstart guide.

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