ELA-Everyday Language Assistant

AI reading companion for language learners: text-to-speech, translation, word lookup, and fully customizable AI actions.

This AI tool is designed to enhance your English skills, employing advanced AI technologies including Text to Speech (TTS) and Large Language Model (LLM) to facilitate your learning. Its user-friendly and highly customizable nature makes it ideal not only for English learners but also for professionals and scholars who need to read specialized English materials. Additionally, it can be used to learn other languages, significantly boosting your efficiency in both work and study. ## How to config Open "Settings" and enter your OpenAI-API-Key, select a voice model, and set up custom buttons. ## How to use 1. Open the side panel, turn on the switch at the top right corner. 2. Select the text paragraph you want to process. The text will appear in the side panel. 3. Click the [Play] button below the text to start reading aloud. 4. Use the [Translate to Chinese] and [Look up words] buttons to access these specific functions. ## Description of button functions - On/OFF: on, the content selected on the webpage will appear in the side panel. - Setting: Parameter settings. You can specify the AI model for sound and language in the settings. - Clear all: Clear all contents in the side panel. - Play: Play/Continue playing/Replay - Pause: Pause - Stop: Stop playback. After stopped, clicking play again will regenerate the sound and play it. - Translate: Translate English into Chinese. - word:Look up words - Custom functions ## shortcut to Open/Close the side panel "windows": "Ctrl+Shift+S" "mac": "Command+Shift+S" "chromeos": "Ctrl+Shift+S" "linux": "Ctrl+Shift+S" p.s. After closing the sidebar, all content currently on the sidebar will be deleted. ## update 0.4.1(2024 - 7 - 31) : - add: llm model gpt-4o-mini - remove: llm model gpt-3.5-turbo 0.4.0(2024 - 5 - 19) : - add: Loop playback - add: edit the original content 0.3.2(2024 - 5 - 14) : - add model gpt-4o ## How to find us github: https://github.com/janewu77/ela-extension