# synthux

> AI-powered UX audit in your browser. Open source.

## What is synthux?

synthux is an open-source Chrome extension that evaluates web pages using synthetic user profiles and Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics — powered by local AI (Ollama or LM Studio).

All analysis runs locally on the user's machine. No data is sent to external servers.

## Key Features

- Local AI Analysis via Ollama or LM Studio (Gemma, Qwen, Llama, and more)
- Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics evaluation
- 3 Synthetic User Profiles: First-Time Visitor, Power User, Accessibility User
- Automated accessibility audit (WCAG checks)
- 0-100 scoring per heuristic with actionable recommendations
- Quick mode (3 heuristics) and Deep mode (10 heuristics)
- Markdown export for reports
- 100% private — no telemetry, no analytics, no data collection

## Technical Stack

- Chrome Extension (Manifest V3)
- Lit Web Components
- Ollama local AI runtime
- esbuild bundler
- MIT License

## Links

- Website: https://synthux.app
- GitHub: https://github.com/synthuxapp/synthux
- Documentation: https://github.com/synthuxapp/synthux/blob/main/docs/getting-started.md
- Privacy Policy: https://github.com/synthuxapp/synthux/blob/main/PRIVACY.md
- Security Policy: https://github.com/synthuxapp/synthux/blob/main/SECURITY.md
- Changelog: https://github.com/synthuxapp/synthux/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

## Contact

- Issues: https://github.com/synthuxapp/synthux/issues
- Contributing: https://github.com/synthuxapp/synthux/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md