openreader/README.md
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# OpenReader WebUI
OpenReader WebUI is a sleek, web-based PDF reader with built-in Text-to-Speech capabilities, offering a seamless reading experience with synchronized audio narration.
- 🎯 **TTS API Integration**: Compatible with OpenAI API TTS and Kokoro FastAPI TTS, enabling high-quality voice narration
- 💾 **Local-First Architecture**: Secure document handling with IndexedDB browser storage - no server uploads required
- 🔍 **Smart Text Processing**: Real-time sentence detection and synchronized text highlighting during playback
-**Modern Tech Stack**: Built with Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS
- 🎨 **Customizable Experience**:
- Adjustable playback speed
- Multiple voice options
- Dark/light/system theme support
- Persistent user settings
- 📱 **Cross-Platform**: Responsive design works seamlessly across desktop and mobile devices
## **Demo**
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/323251e6-3b3b-43cc-b139-cdab01ca7d75
## Installation
### Prerequisites
- Node.js & npm (recommended: use [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm))
### Steps
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/richardr1126/OpenReader-WebUI.git
cd OpenReader-WebUI
```
2. Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```
3. Configure the environment:
```bash
cp .env.template .env
# Edit .env with your configuration settings
```
4. Start the development server:
```bash
npm run dev
```
Visit [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to run the app.
## **Features**
- Real-time sentence by sentence text-to-speech via OpenAI API TTS, [Kokoro FastAPI TTS](https://github.com/remsky/Kokoro-FastAPI), or others compatible with the `/v1/audio/speech` endpoint
- IndexedDB-powered local storage
- Synchronized text highlighting during playback (using string similarity for best match on the page)
- Configurable playback speed and voice options, which checks `/v1/audio/voices` for available voices
- Click-to-skip on the same page for navigation
- Responsive design with light, dark, and system themes
- All configuration settings saved in IndexedDB
## Stack
- **Framework:** Next.js (React)
- **Storage:** IndexedDB (in broswer db store)
- **PDF Processing:**
- [react-pdf](https://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-pdf)
- [pdf.js](https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/)
- Compromise for text analysis
- **UI Components:**
- Headless UI
- Tailwind CSS
- **TTS Integration:** anything you want
## Project Structure
```
src/
├── app/ // Next.js app router
├── components/ // Reusable UI components
├── contexts/ // State management contexts
└── services/ // Utility functions & integrations
```
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes. For significant alterations, please open an issue first.
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
## Acknowledgements
- [react-pdf](https://github.com/wojtekmaj/react-pdf)
- [Kokoro-82M](https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M) for text-to-speech
- [Kokoro-FastAPI](https://github.com/remsky/Kokoro-FastAPI) for the API wrapper
## Support
If you encounter issues or have suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub.
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