BrightPal AI is an AI study assistant that helps students learn from PDFs using local Ollama models. No subscriptions, no cloud, just local AI-powered studying with note-taking and highlighting built in. Remote models available too. $20 one time pay Mac only!
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💡 What is BrightPal AI?
BrightPal AI is an AI study assistant that helps you learn directly from your PDF course materials - using Ollama models running locally on your laptop.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON MAC ONLY, COMING SOON ON WINDOWS.
It’s built for students who want the benefits of AI without the monthly fees or privacy trade-offs.
You can highlight, take notes, and ask AI questions directly from your readings — everything happens on your device.
✨ Why it’s different
🧠 Local-first: We recommend using Ollama models, cheap without quality loss. We are running mistral 7b on M2, works fine! Deepseek r1 8b on Acer Predator, works fast and fine!
💬 AI-assisted studying: Ask questions about your material while reading. Ollama models, self-hosted integration available and with API key integration Google Gemini, Open AI, Open Router is also available
📝 Highlight & note-taking: Keep your learning flow organized.
💸 No subscriptions: Free and open-source, made for accessibility. $20 one time pay.
💻 Available for Mac now (Windows coming soon).
❤️ Who it’s for
Students, self-learners, researchers - anyone who reads a lot and wants to actually understand their material with help from AI, but without handing everything to the cloud.
🔗 Check it out
👉 https://nishannb.github.io/brigh...
We’d love your feedback, stars, and suggestions - or even better, contributions!
🙌 Why we built it
A lot of students can’t afford/don't want to pay for premium AI subscription tools. We wanted to change that, giving learners a private, offline, and affordable way to use AI for studying.