Regeste
Regeste lets users ask questions about documents and receive answers linked to the exact supporting passages.
What Regeste is
Regeste lets users ask questions about documents and receive answers linked to the exact supporting passages. Documents are read, indexed and searched in the browser, while numbered citations open the source at highlighted text. Users can choose on-device answering, cloud answers or an AI server they operate themselves. On-device mode keeps documents, indexes, chats, questions and answers in the browser and does not contact Regeste’s server; it requires downloading a model file once. Cloud mode sends the question and user-approved passages through the server to the model without storing them in a database, and users can review or untick passages first. User-server connections support Ollama and LM Studio, with vLLM and OpenAI-compatible APIs also named. Regeste is free, needs no account to start and can run on the web or a self-hosted domain. Its code is public under AGPL. Cloud answers have a daily allowance.
Good
- Citations open highlighted source passages
- On-device mode keeps data in-browser
- No account required to start
- Supports Ollama and LM Studio
- Can be self-hosted under AGPL
Watch out
- Cloud answers have a daily allowance
- On-device mode requires a downloaded model
- Blocked browser storage prevents adding documents
- No fallback storage is identified
Who it suits
People who want document question-answering with source citations and control over local, cloud or self-hosted AI processing.
Verdict
Regeste offers cited document answers with local, cloud and self-hosted processing choices. Its free access and privacy controls are useful, but browser storage and cloud-usage limits matter.
Plans and prices
From Regeste's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No account to start · Cloud answer mode has a daily allowance |
The facts
Each one read from Regeste's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Answer modes
- Users can choose an on-device model, a cloud answer, or an AI server they run themselves.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Citations
- Answers include numbered citations that open the document at the highlighted passage.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud data handling
- For cloud answers, the question and passages approved by the user pass through the server to the model and are not stored in a database.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Cloud review
- Before cloud mode sends content, users can review the passages and untick any they want to keep on their device.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Document processing
- Documents are read, indexed and searched in the browser.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The user-server mode supports AI endpoints such as Ollama and LM Studio; the project README also names vLLM and OpenAI-compatible APIs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Local model requirement
- On-device answering requires a model file that is downloaded once and kept in the browser.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Regeste lets users ask questions about their documents and get answers citing the exact passages used.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting and license
- The code is public under AGPL and can be run on the user's own domain.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The privacy page directs questions to [email protected].checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser storage limitation
- The help page says documents cannot be added when browser storage is blocked, and identifies no fallback storage.checked 9 Oct 2026
- On-device privacy
- In on-device mode, documents, index, chats, questions and answers stay in the browser, and answering does not contact Regeste’s server.checked 9 Oct 2026
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