Milo - AI Text Transformation Tool

Milo is a lightweight desktop application that helps you transform text using AI. Copy any text, hit a keyboard shortcut, and get instant AI transformations with customizable tones.

✨ Features

• 🎯 Instant transformations - Transform clipboard text with global shortcuts
• 🎨 Custom tones - Create personalized transformation prompts
• 📊 Usage tracking - Monitor your transformations and word counts
• 🔄 Auto-updates - Seamless updates with built-in update system
• 🌙 Dark mode - Beautiful light and dark themes
• ⚡ Lightweight - Fast, native desktop app built with Tauri

🚀 Quick Start

Download

1. Visit the Releases page
2. Download the latest version for your platform
3. Install and launch Milo

Setup

1. Get a usage key from the official Milo website
2. Open Milo settings from the system tray
3. Enter your usage key in the settings
4. Start transforming! Copy text and use the shortcut (default: Cmd+M)

🎯 How to Use

1. Copy any text you want to transform
2. Press your shortcut (default: Cmd+M)
3. Your transformed text replaces the clipboard content
4. Paste anywhere - the improved text is ready to use!

⚙️ Configuration

• Custom shortcuts - Set your preferred key combination
• Transform tones - Create custom prompts for different writing styles
• Usage tracking - View your transformation history and statistics
• Auto-updates - Enable automatic app updates

Releasing

🔐 Important: Back Up Your Signing Key

For developers building from source:

Your Tauri signing key is located at ~/.tauri/milo.key. CRITICAL: Back this up securely!

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🛠️ Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or later)
• pnpm (latest version)
• Rust (latest stable)
• Milo usage key (for testing)

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React + Vite + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Rust + Tauri v2
• AI Integration: LiteLLM proxy server
• Auto-updates: Built-in Tauri updater with cryptographic signatures

Build from Source

1. Clone and install:

   git clone https://github.com/antoncoding/milo.git
   cd milo
   pnpm install

2. Development server:

   pnpm run tauri dev

3. Production build:

   pnpm run tauri build

🚀 Release Process

See RELEASE.md for complete release instructions.

📁 Project Structure

milo/
├── src/                    # React frontend
├── src-tauri/             # Rust backend
├── scripts/               # Release automation
├── public/                # Static assets
└── dist/                  # Built frontend

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Built with Tauri
• AI powered by OpenAI
• Icons by Heroicons