LanguageBridge 🌉

LanguageBridge is a modern React and Tailwind CSS web application designed for seamless transcription and translation using state-of-the-art AI models.

🚀 Quick Start Guide - Deploy in 5 minutes!

Features

• Audio Transcription: Converts speech to text using advanced Whisper models
• Multi-language Translation: Translates text between 200+ languages with high accuracy
• Real-time Recording: Record audio directly in your browser
• File Upload: Support for MP3 and WAV audio files
• Modern UI: Beautiful, responsive design with smooth animations

AI Models

Transcription: Whisper Large V3 Turbo (OpenAI) via Groq API
Translation: Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Meta) via Groq API

Benefits:

• ⚡ Instant processing - No model downloads, works immediately
• 🎯 Best accuracy - State-of-the-art models for both tasks
• 🆓 Free tier - Generous Groq API limits (30 req/min)
• 🚀 Lightning fast - Groq is optimized for speed
• 🔒 One API key - Same key for transcription and translation

How It Works

Transcription:

1. Audio is processed in your browser
2. Sent to Groq API using your key
3. Whisper Large V3 Turbo transcribes
4. Results in 2-5 seconds

Translation:

1. Transcribed text sent to Groq API
2. Llama 3.1 8B Instant translates
3. Supports 50+ languages
4. Results in 1-3 seconds

Privacy: Your API key is stored locally in your browser only.

Quick Start

1. Get Free Groq API Key (No credit card required!)

   • Visit console.groq.com/keys
   • Sign up and create an API key
   • Copy the key (starts with gsk_...)

2. Use the App

   • Open LanguageBridge
   • Click "Set API Key" button
   • Paste your Groq API key
   • Start transcribing instantly!

Deploy

Deploy to any static hosting service:

Vercel:

npm run build
vercel --prod

Netlify:

npm run build
netlify deploy --prod --dir=dist

GitHub Pages / Cloudflare Pages:

• Just push to your repo
• Configure build command: npm run build
• Configure output directory: dist

No environment variables or backend needed!

Local Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• Groq API Key (free from console.groq.com)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Avi2894/language-bridge

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd language-bridge

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Start development server:

   npm run dev

5. Open browser:
   • Visit http://localhost:5173
   • Click "Set API Key" and enter your Groq API key
   • Start transcribing!

Building for Production

To create a production build:

npm run build

The build output will be in the dist folder.

Deployment

Quick Deploy to Vercel

Or follow the detailed Deployment Guide for step-by-step instructions.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Feel free to submit issues and pull requests.

License

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

Contact

Built with ❤️ by Avinash Ghodke

For questions or inquiries, reach out via GitHub: @Avi2894