Audiofy - PDF to MP3 Converter

Audiofy is a web application that converts PDF files to MP3 audio files, making it easier for users to listen to their documents on the go.

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Youtube Video

Youtube Video: Live Demo!

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How it works

• 📁 Upload a PDF file (or paste text)
• 🎧 Convert text content to MP3 using gTTS (Google Text-To-Speech API)
• 🤖 Generates an AI-based summary of the uploaded text using Gemini API

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Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap
• Backend: Python, Flask
• Database: SQLite
• Libraries: gTTS, PyPDF2, Gemini API

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Installation (Run Locally)

Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install the project:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Aryan-R-Patel/audiofy.git

# Change to the app directory
cd audiofy

# Install the required libraries/packages
pip install -r requirements.txt

# ⚠ NOTE: Please complete the steps listed in the "Environment Variables" section before proceeding

# Run the application
flask run

Then open http://localhost:5000 in your browser to view your app!

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Environment Variables

Before running the app, create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

GEMINI_API_KEY = "your-secret-key-here"
PROMPT = "your-prompt-here"

Replace "your-secret-key-here" with your GEMINI_API_KEY and "your-prompt-here" with the prompt that you would like to use to generate the summary.

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Future Improvements / Todo

• 🔄 Improve styling (e.g. add a loading spinner)
• 🗄 Add support for more file types (e.g. .txt)
• 🚩 Improve handling of PDFs with complex layouts for accurate audio conversion

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Contact / Report a Problem

If you have any feedback or would like to report a bug, please reach out to me via the following email.
Email: aryanr.patel@mail.utoronto.ca

Built with ❤ by Aryan Patel - CS Student & Software Engineer