unRead

A hybrid Electron + React desktop application where users select and organize their own context for AI-assisted chat. It allows users to highlight text from files, organize it into context folders, and chat with an AI model that answers based solely on the selected context.

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Features

• Multi-tab interface: File Manager and Chat
• Highlight text in files and save snippets as context
• Organize snippets into named folders
• Chat with AI using only selected context
• Add, edit, and delete context folders
• Supports .txt and .docx files (basic support for .doc)
• Electron desktop application
• View chat log

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Preview Images

upload, highlight text, and create context groups

chat with user selected context

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Install Dependencies

Prerequisites:

• Node.js >= 20
• npm or yarn
• Python >= 3.10 (for backend API)
• api token from HuggingFace

npm install

pip install flask flask-cors python-dotenv huggingface-hub

Run Development Server:

1. Start backend:

python app.py

2. Start Vite server:

npm run dev

3. Start Electron app: (must be running at the same time as vite server)

npm run electron

Usage

File Manager Tab

• Add .txt or .docx files
• Highlight text to create context snippets
• Save snippets into named context folders
• Edit or delete folders

Chat Tab

• Select a context folder
• Ask questions based only on the selected context
• Start a new chat session anytime

Technologies

• React
• Vite
• Electron
• SCSS
• Python
• Flask
• HuggingFace Inference API