openreader/README.md
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# OpenReader WebUI
OpenReader WebUI is a web-based PDF reader with integrated Text-to-Speech capabilities. It provides a clean interface for reading PDF documents while offering synchronized text-to-speech playback using OpenAI's TTS API.
## Demo
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7a3457ba-feda-4939-928a-cb587b1c0884
## Features
- **PDF Document Management**
- Local document storage using IndexedDB
- PDF text extraction and rendering
- **Text-to-Speech Integration**
- Real-time text-to-speech using OpenAI's TTS API, Kokoro TTS API, or anything else that follows the OpenAI API format
- Synchronized text highlighting
- Configurable playback speed
- Multiple voice options
- Click-to-read functionality
- **User Interface**
- Light/Dark/System theme support
- Responsive design
- Configurable API settings
- Interactive PDF text selection
## Tech Stack
- **Framework**: Next.js with React
- **Storage**: IndexedDB for document storage
- **PDF Processing**:
- react-pdf for rendering
- pdf.js for text extraction
- compromise for text analysis
- **UI Components**:
- Headless UI for modals and dropdowns
- Tailwind CSS for styling
- **TTS Integration**: OpenAI TTS API
## Installation
> You will need `node` and `npm` installed on your machine. If you don't have it, I recommend installing it using [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm).
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/richardr1126/OpenReader-WebUI.git
cd OpenReader-WebUI
```
2. Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```
3. Set up environment variables:
```bash
cp .env.template .env
```
> Edit the `.env` file with your configuration settings.
4. Start the development server:
```bash
npm run dev
```
The application will be available at [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000).
## Available Scripts
- `npm run dev` - Start development server with Turbopack
- `npm run build` - Create production build
- `npm run start` - Start production server
- `npm run lint` - Run ESLint for code quality
## Project Structure
```
src/
├── app/ # Next.js app router
├── components/ # UI components
├── contexts/ # Contexts for state management
└── services/ # Utility functions
```
## Browser Support
The application requires modern browser features:
- IndexedDB for document storage
- PDF.js for document rendering
## License
MIT License
## Acknowledgements
- [react-pdf](https://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-pdf) for the PDF rendering library.
- [Kokoro-82M](https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M) text-to-speech model
- [Kokoro-FastAPI](https://github.com/remsky/Kokoro-FastAPI/tree/master) for the text-to-speech api wrapper.
Thank you ❤️