LAVA - Local AI Voice Assistant, works offline & free
Overview
A privacy focused Local AI Voice Assistant that runs locally & works offline. Hands-free mode with “Hey-LAVA!”
LAVA: Talk to AI Locally - Hands-Free "Hey LAVA", Works Offline, No Signup, 100% Private, 100% Free & Unlimited, No API Keys needed. LAVA turns Google Chrome into a free AI companion with text and voice response that understand your spoken language and speaks answers instantly in multiple languages, it also works Offline without internet. Because it runs entirely in Chrome browser using Chrome’s built-in Gemini Nano AI, you get unlimited free usage without risking your privacy. Your data is never sent to any backend AI server for processing. It's Ultra lightweight on your CPU, RAM and Battery. Note: Please pre adjust your Mic and Speaker settings in your device, Click Hands-Free mode and Click Calibrate, to make sure Text to Speech and Speech to Text works flawlessly on your device. What Can You Do With It? 1.Hands-Free Learning: Enable hands-free mode, say "Hey LAVA" and speak a question. Perfect for students looking to simply speak their STEM homework questions vocally and get instant answers just like using Alexa and Google Home. 2.Make use of Playbooks for instant simplification of topics, study notes, study guide, quiz preparation, mnemonic and exam preparation etc. Save responses to pdf or print directly to paper. 3.Improve Writing: LAVA helps you with better writing and articulating LinkedIn Post, Email, Essay, Cover Letter or Resume. Provide it a text or simple open pdf in your web browser and select text. 4.Better Accessibility: An ideal web browsing companion for seniors or anyone who finds typing on a keyboard frustrating. Talk to webpages by selecting text. 5.Instant Translation: Speak naturally in one language and have LAVA translate and read it back in another. 6.Language Practice: Language learning companion, make use of supported langauges to learn a new language. 7.Keep it open in background and continue with your computer tasks, just say Hey-LAVA and start speaking to LAVA again. How It Works? 1. Hands-Free Mode: Enable hands-free mode button, say "Hey LAVA" and speak your question. You can also keep it in background so you can chat freely while working. 2. Click & Speak: Click the Mic button and talk naturally in any of the 15 supported languages. 3. Typing: You can also type out your questions to get an answers, and select length of response. 3. Local Processing: AI processes your questions completely offline within Chrome web browser. 4. Audio Response: LAVA simultaneously types out text response and reads out loud your response in your chosen language. Why LAVA is Different? 1. Free and Unlimited use: LAVA relies Chrome's built in on-device LLM ai model, so talk to the AI as much as you want without limits. There are no monthly token caps or hidden API costs, no signup and no subscription headache, no privacy nightmare. 2. Maximum privacy: Privacy first, with no backend cloud ai servers, no data collection, no training on your data, there is no tracking usages and zero telemetry as LAVA does not have a cloud backend. 3.Offline use: Since all the ai processing happens inside Chrome web browser itself, you can use LAVA freely unlimited even when no internet. 4. Multilingual with Voice and Text response: Talk to LAVA in any language and receive response in supported 15 languages. Many use your OS voicepack automatically. Text to speech and speech to text built in. 5. Fully Optimized: Ultra lightweight on your CPU, RAM and Battery. Optimized to run on under 6GB RAM. You will not notice a difference for short responses even when offline and for an essay length the response is fast. LAVA is a state of the art, fully offline, fully hands free mode, on-device ai voice assistant. By leveraging the latest on-device AI technology built directly into Google Chrome, it delivers powerful AI features completely free of charge with absolutely no limits while being super lightweight on RAM, CPU and laptop battery. Because LAVA is in active development, you can look forward to even more features launching soon. So recommend LAVA to your friends and seniors for that free, unlimited ai living inside your web browser. You can find LAVA in Chrome Extension Webstore at https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lava-local-ai-voice-assis/ldddhgaipfjeanombjgdofccfnpfkien
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Details
- Version1.3.1
- UpdatedNovember 9, 2026
- Size133MiB
- LanguagesEnglish
- DeveloperWebsite
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