NODUS โ€” Capture & Organize AI Conversations Locally

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Transform AI conversations
into structured knowledge.

๐Ÿ”’ Local. No account. Your data stays on your machine.

Capture ideas on the spot, continue them across platforms and build a knowledge system that never gets lost โ€” all inside your browser, no server.

โšก Every idea is worth saving

No account required

Chrome ยท Firefox ยท Edge ยท Brave

7 AI platforms

๐Ÿ” Search captures... Filters

โ— All ChatGPT Claude Gemini

24 captures + New

Claude 2 min

Refactor auth with stateless JWT

Use middleware composition + lazy token validation...

backend jwt

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ChatGPT 1h

CSS Grid: auto-fill vs auto-fit

auto-fill keeps ghost columns, auto-fit collapses...

css layout

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Gemini yesterday

Partial index on Postgres without downtime

CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY doesn't lock. EXPLAIN before and after...

sql perf

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Claude 2 days

useReducer for complex state

Separate actions by domain. Combine with useContext...

Have you ever lost this?

It happens all the time. The AI doesn't organize this for you.

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Infinite scroll chasing a response that vanished You know it was there. You scroll and scroll. It's gone.

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A perfect answer that vanished You remember Claude explained it really well. Which conversation?

๐Ÿ”—

Ideas scattered across 4 different platforms One thing in ChatGPT, another in Gemini, another in Claude. All disconnected.

โšก NODUS fixes this โ€” no server, no account, right now

See it in action

One click. Idea saved.

No copy, no paste, no losing the thread.

NODUS in action โ€” saving a ChatGPT response with one click

The difference in practice

Without NODUS vs With NODUS

โœ•  Without NODUS

  • Chats lost with no cross-platform search
  • Ideas disconnected across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
  • Infinite scroll hunting for an answer that's gone
  • Context starts from scratch every conversation
  • No organized personal history

โœ“  With NODUS

  • Ideas saved with one click, with tag and note
  • Unified search across all platforms
  • Chains linking conversations from different AIs
  • Accumulated, reusable and injectable knowledge
  • 100% local โ€” nothing leaves your machine

How it works

Three steps. That's it.

NODUS stays invisible in your browser and activates only when you want. No copy, no paste, no friction.

Step 01

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Open any AI

NODUS activates on 7 platforms as soon as you open them. No per-site setup โ€” works right away.

ChatGPT Claude Gemini Perplexity Copilot Grok DeepSeek

Step 02

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Click Save or Quick

A pair of floating buttons appears on each response. Save goes to your queue. Quick captures instantly, no screen.

Claude: Here's a cleaner approach using middleware composition. First, extract the validation logic...

Step 03

๐Ÿ“š

Continue ideas in the dashboard

Open the NODUS panel to add tags, create chains, search across platforms and inject knowledge back into any AI.

tags chains unified search inject


Real privacy

Your data stays with you.

No account. No server. No company with access to your conversations.

Everything on your device

Your captures are saved directly on your computer โ€” not on any server, ours or third-party.

No account, no tracking

We don't ask for email, don't build a profile, don't monitor what you save. It's an extension, not a service.

You control everything

Export, delete or move your data whenever you want. Nothing gets locked in โ€” it's your history, your rules.

Open source and verifiable

NODUS is open source. No need to take our word for it โ€” the code is on GitHub for anyone to check.


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Connect ideas from different platforms

One response from ChatGPT, another from Claude, another from Gemini โ€” all in the same chain.

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Build over time

Add new nodes whenever you want. A chain can grow over days, weeks, entire projects.

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Inject back into any AI

Select a chain and send the full context to continue the conversation where you left off.

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Export whenever you want

Export the chain as structured text to document, share or archive.

Real usage examples

๐Ÿ’ป SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

ChatGPTInitial system architecture

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ClaudeRefinement and code review

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GeminiTest cases and edge cases

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NODUSComplete chain โœ“

โœ๏ธ WRITING & CONTENT

PerplexityResearch and sources on the topic

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ClaudeStructure and main argument

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ChatGPTTone review and variations

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NODUSReady to publish โœ“

๐Ÿ”ฌ RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

PerplexityInitial market overview

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GeminiCompetitor analysis

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ClaudeSynthesis and conclusions

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NODUSStructured report โœ“

How it appears in the panel

๐Ÿ”— Auth Refactor 4 nodes

Pros and cons: JWT vs session-based auth

JWTs are stateless and scale horizontally, but revocation is hard without a blocklist. Sessions require server-side state but allow immediate invalidation.

Unit tests for the auth middleware

Use Jest with custom matchers for auth errors. Mock the token validator at the module boundary and test each middleware in isolation.

Edge cases to test before going to production

Expired token during a long request, forced revocation on password change, multiple active sessions and token reuse attempts after logout.


Made for who

NODUS is ideal for you if you...

  • use AI every day for work
  • build, write or research with AI
  • have already lost a great idea in the middle of a chat
  • use more than one AI platform and want to connect everything
  • don't want your data on any server

Pricing

Free forever. Upgrade when you're ready.

Start using NODUS today โ€” no credit card. PRO unlocks the full power with a 14-day free trial.

Free

$0

forever, no credit card

  • โœ“ Save & organize captures
  • โœ“ Full-text search
  • โœ“ Export DOCX & HTML
  • โœ“ All 7 AI platforms
  • โœ“ 100% local โ€” no cloud

Install free

PRO Monthly

$4.50

per month

  • โ˜… Everything in Free
  • โ˜… 6 custom queues
  • โ˜… Unlimited Chains
  • โ˜… Auto capture
  • โ˜… Priority support

Start free trial

SAVE 44%

PRO Annual

$30

per year

Save $24/year vs monthly

  • โ˜… Everything in PRO Monthly
  • โ˜… Best value
  • โ˜… ~$2.50/month billed yearly

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Feature Free PRO
Save + Quick capture buttons โœ“ โœ“
Dashboard (cards, tags, notes, search) โœ“ โœ“
Queues 3 queues 6 queues
Unlimited chains โœ“ โœ“
Full Chat Capture โœ“ โœ“
Chain export TXT only TXT + HTML + DOCX + MD
Projects Up to 3 Unlimited
Inject content into any AI โœ“ โœ“
Attachments โœ“ โœ“
Interface in your native language โœ“ โœ“
Encrypted backup (AES-256-GCM) โ€” โœ“
Auto Capture (REC button) โ€” โœ“

Frequently asked questions

Questions & answers

The most common questions about NODUS โ€” answered in seconds.

Is NODUS free?

Yes, the core features are free forever. Save, organize, search and export your captures without paying anything. The PRO plan unlocks additional queues, unlimited Chains and advanced export.

How do I save a ChatGPT conversation?

Install NODUS and a floating button appears on all supported platforms. Click Save to capture the response into your local panel โ€” no copy and paste, no account required.

Does it work with Claude, Gemini and other AIs?

NODUS supports 7 platforms: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Grok and DeepSeek. The same button appears on all of them โ€” everything goes into a single unified panel.

Is my data private?

Nothing leaves your device. NODUS stores everything in your browser's local storage โ€” no own server, no account, no cloud sync.

Which browsers are supported?

NODUS works on Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Brave. Any Chromium-based browser works automatically. Install once, works across all AI platforms.

Can I export my captures?

Yes. NODUS exports in HTML, Markdown and DOC (Word). With Chains, export multiple captures together as a structured document.

How do Chains work?

Chains connect captures from different conversations โ€” from different platforms, on different dates โ€” into a logical sequence. A thread of reasoning that spans your entire AI history.

If I uninstall, do I lose everything?

Before uninstalling, use the full export to back up all your captures as JSON. Data lives in local storage โ€” uninstalling clears that storage.

See all frequently asked questions โ†’

Installation, plans, privacy, export and much more


In practice

See it working

Real screenshots of NODUS running inside ChatGPT and other platforms โ€” no mockups.