No Linux container, no Chromebook Plus, no desktop app. dassi is a Chrome extension — and on a Chromebook, Chrome is the whole computer.
Every AI agent demo you've seen was recorded on a Mac or a Windows machine. That's not an accident — most of them need one.
| Tool | What it needs | On a Chromebook |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Desktop / Cowork | A Mac or Windows app | Doesn’t run |
| ChatGPT Atlas | A separate browser — no ChromeOS version | Doesn’t run |
| Comet, Dia | A separate browser — ChromeOS can’t install one | Doesn’t run |
| Gemini in Chrome | A Chromebook Plus model, and a paid Google AI plan for Auto Browse | Chromebook Plus only |
| Ollama, local models | Lots of RAM and a Linux container | Doesn’t run |
| dassi | Chrome | Any Chromebook, including 4 GB |
Three use cases, written for a Chromebook. Everything happens in Google's own apps, and nothing is sent, submitted, or bought without you.
Lecture or meeting notes in, a new doc with headings, lists, and action items out. The original stays untouched.
Step by step →One product, three shops, one row each with price, shipping, stock, and a link back. Nothing goes in a cart.
Step by step →Reads your to-do list and writes a checklist by day. It never submits or marks anything done.
Step by step →Yes. dassi is a Chrome extension, so it installs from the Chrome Web Store like any other extension and runs inside Chrome. There’s no Linux container to set up, no Play Store app, and no Chromebook Plus requirement — it works on entry-level 4 GB Chromebooks.
Not the desktop app, mostly. Claude Desktop runs on Mac, Windows and, in beta, Linux; on a Chromebook that means the Linux container, where local Cowork often fails and a 4 GB machine struggles. Cowork in Claude on the web runs in Anthropic’s cloud instead. Anthropic’s Claude in Chrome extension needs a paid Claude plan (Pro and up). dassi runs Claude and other models inside Chrome, with free credits to try it, good for 7 days.
Atlas is a separate browser with no ChromeOS version. ChatGPT’s agent mode runs in a browser in OpenAI’s cloud, not in yours, so it isn’t signed in to your Google account. dassi works in your own Chrome, in the accounts you’re already signed in to.
Only on Chromebook Plus models, and its Auto Browse feature needs a paid Google AI Pro or Ultra plan on top. Most Chromebooks aren’t Plus models. dassi works on any Chromebook, and you can use Gemini models inside it if you like them.
Not in practice. Local models need more memory than most Chromebooks have and a Linux container to run in. dassi uses models in the cloud, so the Chromebook only has to run the browser.
No. Any Chromebook that runs a current version of Chrome works.
Only if the administrator allows extension installs. If the Add to Chrome button is missing or greyed out on the Web Store, the device is managed and whoever manages it decides. dassi can’t work around that. On a personal Chromebook this doesn’t come up.
It depends on whether it still gets Chrome updates. Every Chromebook has an auto-update expiration date; after that it can’t install newer Chrome versions, and the Web Store won’t offer extensions that need them. Google publishes the date for every model.
Yes — that’s where Chromebook owners use it most. dassi reads and edits the page you have open, so Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Classroom, and Drive all work without a plugin for each.
New accounts get free credits to try dassi, good for 7 days — no card required. After that, plans with monthly credits start at $25/month, or bring your own API key and pay only for the extension.
dassi reads the page you’re working on and sends what’s needed to the AI model you’ve chosen. Conversations and keys are stored in your browser. The privacy policy has the details.