A long technical report is easier to use when you can find its main findings and return to the evidence. OGAD (Off Grid AI Desktop) lets you work through a document with a local AI model on your Windows PC. You can build a checked summary without uploading the source to a cloud AI service.
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The useful result is a short summary with claims you can trace back to the document. For a long file, work through its sections instead of expecting a single broad question to cover every page.
What do you need for a local summary?
Use a supported Windows x64 PC with enough memory for your selected model, the current OGAD app, a downloaded local text model, and a readable source file. Projects and document search are free core features. Start with a text-based PDF, DOCX, TXT, or Markdown file.
Complete app and model setup while connected. The local search model can also need its initial files. Import one small document and ask a test question before you disconnect.
A PDF must contain extractable text for this import path. Scanned pages need a checked text version or a searchable PDF first. The desktop document extractors read PDF text and DOCX text; they do not automatically OCR scanned PDF pages.
How do you get the first useful summary?
Create a project for the report, add its file, and start a chat inside that project. Ask for a focused summary of one named section. Compare the result with the source before moving to the next section.
- In Models > Text, download and select an on-device text model.
- Open Projects > New project, enter a name such as "Report review," and press Enter.
- Open Knowledge & settings > Knowledge base > Add files and select the document.
- Wait for the filename to show as indexed. Keep its retrieval switch enabled.
- Open the project's Chats > New chat.
- Ask a question about a named section or finding.
For example:
Summarise the report's section on implementation risks in five bullets. Keep the stated figures and conditions. Name the source file. Mark any point you cannot support from the retrieved text.
You should get a concise answer in the conversation. Check the figures and conditions against the original. If a source reference points to a text part, treat it as a passage reference rather than assuming it is a PDF page number.
How do you cover the whole document?
Use the document's table of contents as your checklist. Ask about each section separately, check each answer, then combine the checked notes into a final summary. This takes more than one question, but lets you see which parts you have covered.
If a section is repeatedly missed, save that section's checked text as a separate TXT or Markdown file and use it in a dedicated project. A focused source gives retrieval less unrelated text to choose from.
A useful final request is:
Combine these checked section notes into a 200-word summary. Preserve the main conclusion and unresolved issues. Add no facts beyond the notes.
Paste the reviewed notes with that request. Check the final result again before sharing it.
Why can a single summary miss details?
Project chat searches for relevant passages and gives a limited selection to the text model. It does not put every page of a long document into every answer. The import itself also has a text-size limit, so very large documents may need to be split before indexing.
This matters for appendices, exceptions, and changes buried near the end. Include them in your manual section checklist. A polished summary is not evidence of complete coverage.
What should you check when the result is weak?
| Problem | Check | Action |
|---|---|---|
| The answer ignores the report | Active project and enabled file | Start the chat from the correct project. |
| The answer uses unrelated material | Project sources and earlier discussion | Use a project dedicated to this report. |
| Important sections are absent | Retrieval scope | Ask section-specific questions or import separate section text. |
| A PDF provides no useful text | Text layer | Use a searchable PDF or a verified text version. |
| It fails offline | Local text and search setup | Finish required downloads and the first successful import before disconnecting. |
Does summarising require a cloud service?
With a local text model selected, document indexing and answer generation run on your computer after setup. If you use Pro and want only the uploaded report considered, turn off Include captured memory in the project's Knowledge & settings, then select Save.
Earlier conversations in the same project can still provide context. Remote model selections, external tools, and device sync have separate network behavior. Use a dedicated local project for the first offline check.
Get OGAD, import one report, and summarise its first important section. Check that answer before building the rest of your summary.
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