📝🎧 PaperParser

PaperParser is an innovative tool designed to transform academic research papers into accessible formats such as podcasts 🎧 and PowerPoint presentations 📊. By leveraging advanced language models and text-to-speech technologies, PaperParser aims to make scholarly content more digestible and engaging for a broader audience.

🚀 Features

• 🎧 Podcast Generation: Converts academic papers into audio podcasts, allowing users to listen to research content on the go.
• 📊 Presentation Creation: Automatically generates PowerPoint presentations summarizing key points from academic papers, facilitating easier comprehension and sharing.

🛠️ Technologies Used

Backend:

• 🌐 Node.js: Core programming language for backend development.
• 🛠️ Express.js: Web framework used to build the API.
• 💙 gTTS (Google Text-to-Speech): Converts text extracted from papers into speech for podcast generation.
• 📝 PDF Parsing Library: Extracts text from PDF documents.
• 🖼️ PPTX Generator: Creates PowerPoint presentations programmatically.
• 🧠 LangChain: Facilitates interactions with language models to generate summaries and content.

Frontend:

• ⚛️ React.js: JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• 🔷 TypeScript: Enhances JavaScript with static typing for improved developer experience.
• 🎨 CSS: Styles the frontend components for a responsive and visually appealing design.

🏧 Installation

To set up the PaperParser project locally, follow these steps:

1. 👅 Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/P1Manav/PaperParser.git

2. 📂 Navigate to the Project Directory:

   cd PaperParser

3. 🌟 Backend Setup:

   • Navigate to the Backend Directory:

     cd backend

   • Install Dependencies:

     pip install -r requirements.txt

   • Run the Backend Server:

     node server.js

4. 🌈 Frontend Setup:

   • Navigate to the Frontend Directory:

     cd frontend

   • Install Dependencies:

     npm install

   • Start the React Development Server:

     npm run dev

🎯 Usage

1. 📝 Upload a PDF: Use the web interface to upload an academic paper in PDF format.
2. ⚙️ Select Output Format: Choose between generating a podcast or a PowerPoint presentation.
3. 📅 Download or Stream: Once processed, download the generated presentation or stream the podcast directly from the application.

🙌 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the open-source community and the developers of the libraries and frameworks used in this project.

📌 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Feel free to open issues and pull requests to improve the project.

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🎉 Happy Parsing! 🚀