Open source · Apache-2.0
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Autohand

The open-source browser AI agent: ask about any page, extract data — and, uniquely, transcribe video.

An AI workbench in your sidebar: reads the page, answers questions, structures data into tables — and transcribes video to a transcript in one line, unique among open-source peers. Local-first, your keys, no telemetry.

★ GitHub

Install / Update

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First-install guide
  1. Click ① to create or pick an empty folder (e.g. autohand-ext).
  2. Click ② — the build is written into that folder.
  3. Click ③ and follow the dialog to load or refresh on chrome://extensions.
  4. For future updates, repeat ②③; Chrome usually auto-reloads after files are overwritten.

Chrome / Edge only (requires the File System Access API).

③ Reload the extension

Web pages cannot navigate to chrome:// URLs — copy the address below and paste it into the address bar:

chrome://extensions/

First install (not loaded yet)

  1. Turn on Developer mode (top right of the extensions page).
  2. Click "Load unpacked" and pick the folder from step ①.

Update (already loaded)

  1. Find the Autohand card on the extensions page.
  2. Click ↻ (reload); Chrome usually auto-reloads after step ② anyway.

What it can do

Open any page and talk in the sidebar — read, answer, transform, store. All local-first.

💬 Page Q&A & analysis

Answers grounded in the live page: summarize long articles, explain content, compare options. Reads first, never makes things up.

📊 Data extraction & processing

Structure page content into tables (CSV download) and markdown notes — searchable and reusable.

🎬 Video transcription

unique among open source

Open a video page and say "transcribe this video": local audio extraction, resumable ASR, timestamped markdown transcript.

📄 Full-page export & archive

Export the whole page as markdown (images localized); data, transcripts, and notes live in one searchable Data tab.

$0
local transcription · no platform fee
28
gated capabilities · per-action authorization
0
telemetry / servers / accounts
100%
open source · Apache-2.0

Compared with open-source peers

Autohand Nanobrowser browser-use
Page Q&A / understanding ✓ read-before-answer, verified context
Video/audio transcription ✓ local extraction + resumable ASR
Full-page markdown export (localized images)
Tables → Data tab (CSV) + markdown notes
Per-action network authorization (tool+target bound) global or none
Local-first (media never leaves device) partialmostly cloud browsers
Task reliability (plans / resume / breaker) basicbasic
Form factor Chrome side-panel extension Chrome extensionPython/TS library

Comparison based on public features as of 2026-09; file an issue if anything is off.

✓ No telemetry ✓ No servers ✓ No accounts

Media is processed in the browser; agent-initiated network requests need per-action approval. Privacy