LightUp : AI-Powered Annotations for every page on the web.

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✨ Meet LightUp

Seamless AI assistance that lives in your browser. No new tabs. No context switching. No interruptions. Just highlight any text and instantly get AI-powered insights.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Download LightUp

   • Visit our Releases page or
   • Get it from Chrome Web Store

2. Setup

   • Pin LightUp to your browser toolbar
   • Right-click on the LightUp icon in your browser toolbar and then click on "Options"
   • Choose your preferred AI model
   • Start highlighting text to see the magic!

📖 Detailed Installation Guide or visit our Getting Started page

✨ Features

• Smart Text Analysis: Get instant explanations for complex text passages

• Multiple Modes:

  • 🔍 Explain - Detailed explanations of text
  • 📝 Summarize - Quick summaries of longer content
  • 📊 Analyze - Deep analysis of selected content
  • 🌐 Translate - Translate text into different languages

• Follow-up Questions: Ask additional questions about the analyzed content to dive deeper

• Flexible AI Backend:

  • Use OpenAI's GPT models
  • Connect to your local LLM (supports llama.cpp, LM Studio, Text Generation WebUI)
  • Grok-beta by xAI
  • Google Gemini Models
    • Gemini 1.0 Pro
    • Gemini 1.5 Pro
    • Gemini 1.5 Flash

• Dark Mode.

📥 Download

Download the latest version of LightUp from our Releases page. Choose the appropriate version for your browser and follow the installation instructions below.

🚀 Getting Started

LightUp User Guide

Installation for users

1. Download the Extension

• Go to the LightUp Releases
• Download the latest release ZIP file (lightup-vX.X.X.zip) and unzip it.

2. Install in Chrome/Brave
   • Open Chrome/Brave and go to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner
   • Drag and drop the downloaded unzipped file into the extensions page OR click "Load unpacked" and select the unzipped folder.

Configuration

1. Pin the Extension

   • Click the puzzle piece icon in your browser toolbar
   • Find LightUp and click the pin icon to keep it easily accessible
   • Right-click the LightUp icon and choose "Options" to go directly to Settings

2. Choose your preferred AI backend:

   • Local LLM (requires running local server)
   • OpenAI API (requires API key)
   • Google Gemini (requires Gemini API key and model selection)
   • Grok-beta by xAI

3. Save your settings

🔧 Usage

1. Select any text on a webpage
2. A LightUp popup will appear
3. Get instant AI-powered insights
4. Ask follow-up questions for deeper understanding

Keyboard Shortcuts

LightUp supports keyboard shortcuts for quick mode switching:

• Ctrl+Shift+Z: Switch to Explain mode
• Ctrl+Shift+S: Switch to Summarize mode
• Ctrl+Shift+A: Switch to Analyze mode
• Ctrl+Shift+T: Switch to Translate mode

After setting the mode via shortcut, simply select any text and LightUp will appear with your chosen mode.

Switching Modes

You can switch modes in two ways:

1. Using keyboard shortcuts (see above)
2. Clicking the LightUp icon in the toolbar to manually select a mode

This allows you to easily toggle between explaining, summarizing, analyzing, and translating text as per your needs.

🛠️ Developer Guide: Setting Up LightUp with Plasmo Framework

Prerequisites

1. Node.js: Ensure you have Node.js 16.x or later installed.
2. Package Manager: It's recommended to use pnpm, but npm or yarn will also work.

Steps to Download and Start Development

1. Clone the Repository

   • Open your terminal and run:

     git clone https://github.com/mohamedsadiq/LightUp.git
     cd LightUp

2. Install Dependencies

   • Run the following command to install all necessary packages:

     pnpm install

   • If you're using npm or yarn, replace pnpm with your package manager of choice.

3. Set Up the Development Environment

   • Start the development server with live-reloading:

     pnpm dev

   • This will watch for file changes and automatically reload your extension in the browser.

4. Load the Extension in Chrome

   • Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/.
   • Enable "Developer mode" in the top right corner.
   • Click "Load Unpacked" and select the build/chrome-mv3-dev directory.

5. Start Developing

   • You can now start modifying the source code located in the src directory.
   • Use the Plasmo Framework's features to enhance the extension as needed.

Additional Resources

• Plasmo Framework Documentation: Plasmo Docs
• React + TypeScript: Ensure familiarity with these technologies as they are used extensively in the project.
• Framer Motion: Used for animations within the extension.