PDFs are everywhere — research papers, reports, eBooks — but reading them fully can be slow and inefficient. Read-Less solves this by using AI to extract clear, concise summaries from lengthy PDF documents in seconds.
Read-Less is a full-stack AI summarization app built with Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and powered by the Gemini API. It combines modern frontend design with a backend that handles uploads, authentication, and intelligent summarization — saving users time and effort.
📌 Key Features:
✅ AI-Powered PDF Summarization – Generate concise summaries from uploaded PDF files
✅ Upload & Preview – User-friendly PDF upload experience
✅ Responsive Interface – Fast, adaptive UI on all devices
✅ Secure Authentication – User login & session management
✅ Database Persistence – Store summaries and metadata for later access
✅ Full-Stack Architecture – Integrated frontend, backend, and AI workflows
🛠 Technologies & Libraries Used:
💻 Next.js – Server-rendered React framework for performance
🧠 Gemini API – AI summarization and document understanding
📦 TypeScript – Static typing for better code quality
🎨 Tailwind CSS – Utility-first responsive styling
🔐 Authentication – Secure user accounts
🗄 Prisma & PostgreSQL – Data storage and ORM
📁 Upload System – File handling and uploads
🌟 Purpose of the Project:
Read-Less helps users extract essential insights from long PDF documents without the need to read every page. It’s ideal for students, professionals, and researchers who want quick summaries and efficient workflows — and it also makes for a strong portfolio project demonstrating real-world AI integration and full-stack design.
🔗 GitHub & Live Demo: https://reactjsguru.com/repos/read-less-ai-powered-pdf-summarizer-with-next-js-gemini-api?utm_source=devto&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=repo_post
💬 Would you add features like multi-language summarization, document download, or topic highlights next? Let’s discuss 👇🔥
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