The Gist of It - AI-Powered Text Summarization

This Chrome extension uses GPT to provide instant, intelligent summaries of any selected text. Built with Plasmo and powered by OpenAI's GPT models.

Features

Current

• One-click text summarization from any selected text
• Automatic length adjustment based on input text
• Secure local API key storage
• Support for large text chunks with smart splitting

"Planned" Features

I don't like to commit to long-term plans, but here are some ideas I'm currently kicking around. Do not expect these to be implemented anytime soon or ever. Simply brainstorming out loud.

URL-based Summarization

• Right-click on a link and select "Summarize this page", ingests the page as markdown and summarizes it.

Multi-Modal Summaries

• YouTube video transcript summarization
• PDF document summarization

Research Assistant Mode

• Key quote extraction

Knowledge Base Features

• Topic-based summary organization
• Tagging and categorization
• Summary hybrid (keyword and vector) search functionality
• Summary export as markdown

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

pnpm install
# or
npm install

3. Run the development server:

pnpm dev
# or
npm run dev

Open your browser and load the appropriate development build. For example, if you are developing for the chrome browser, using manifest v3, use: build/chrome-mv3-dev.

You can start editing the popup by modifying popup.tsx. It should auto-update as you make changes. To add an options page, simply add a options.tsx file to the root of the project, with a react component default exported. Likewise to add a content page, add a content.ts file to the root of the project, importing some module and do some logic, then reload the extension on your browser.

For further guidance, visit our Documentation

Making production build

Run the following:

pnpm build
# or
npm run build

This should create a production bundle for your extension, ready to be zipped and published to the stores.

Submit to the webstores

The easiest way to deploy your Plasmo extension is to use the built-in bpp GitHub action. Prior to using this action however, make sure to build your extension and upload the first version to the store to establish the basic credentials. Then, simply follow this setup instruction and you should be on your way for automated submission!