An interactive reading assistant that turns academic PDFs into easy-to-understand content. Upload a paper, highlight text, and get clear, context-aware explanations with an auto-generated glossary — all in one clean interface.
- Prerequisites: Python 3.8+, Node.js 18+, an OpenAI API key
- Clone
git clone <repository-url>
cd Glossify
- Backend
cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt
echo "OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here" > .env
python app/main.py
Backend runs at http://localhost:5001
- Frontend
cd frontend
npm install
cp env.local.example .env.local # optional; update API URL if needed
npm run dev
Frontend runs at http://localhost:3000
- Use It
- Open http://localhost:3000
- Upload a PDF, then highlight text to see explanations
- Browse the Glossary tab to view defined terms
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Note: Place your screenshot at docs/screenshot.png (or update the path above).