Long Text Simplifier

A simple Python app for simplifying long text using an AI completion API.

Features

• Paste or type long text into a resizable GUI
• Simplify text using a configurable AI model
• Copy the simplified result back to the clipboard
• Includes both a GUI mode and a CLI mode

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

python -m pip install openai python-dotenv

2. Create a .env file in the project root and set your API values:

BASE_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1
API_KEY=your_api_key_here
MODEL=gpt-4o-mini
LOOP=False

Note: LOOP determines whether the commandline.py runs once or continuously.

3. Optionally edit prompt.md to change the simplification instruction.

Run the GUI (Recommended)

python window.py

The GUI includes:

• Paste to load clipboard text
• Simplify to send the text to the API
• Copy Simplified Text to copy output back to the clipboard

The output pane also includes setup instructions by default.

Run the CLI

python commandline.py

Enter text at the prompt, and the app will print a simplified version.

Note: The CLI has some issues unsolved. It may crash when processing long text. To have a better experience, please use the GUI version.

Project files

• commandline.py — command-line entry point
• window.py — Tkinter GUI window implementation
• simplifier.py — API client and simplification logic
• prompt.md — prompt template used during simplification
• sample.txt — example text for testing

Notes

• Make sure BASE_URL and API_KEY are set before running the app.
• The GUI is designed with responsive vertical layout and clipboard actions.