Synthra

Turn any webpage into beautiful, study-ready Notion pages with one click.

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Features

• Extracts clean content using enhanced parsing (no ads or clutter)
• AI-powered content summarization with key points
• Smart term highlighting with explanations
• Multi-tab and URL research for comparing sources
• Formats perfectly for Notion (headings, bullets, code blocks)

Perfect For

• Students saving lecture notes and research
• Developers documenting tutorials and code
• Researchers organizing articles
• Anyone building a knowledge base in Notion

Quick Start

1. Install Dependencies

npm run install:all

2. Start Development

npm run dev

3. Load Extension

cd extension
npm run build

1. Open chrome://extensions/
2. Enable "Developer mode"
3. Click "Load unpacked" → Select extension/dist

Usage

Initial Setup

1. Click Synthra icon in Chrome to open the side panel
2. Go to Settings tab
3. Configure Gemini AI:
   • Get your API key from Google AI Studio
   • Paste it in the Gemini API Key field
   • Click "Save" and test the connection
4. Configure Notion (Optional):
   • Create integration → Copy token
   • Paste token and connect your account
   • Select a database to save content to

Using the Extension

1. Browse to any webpage
2. Summarize: Get AI-powered summary with key points
3. Highlight: Identify and explain key terms on the page
4. Research: Compare multiple tabs or URLs
5. Save to Notion: Export summaries and content to your Notion workspace (if configured)

Development

Backend

cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt
uvicorn main:app --reload

Optional: For development, you can create backend/.env with GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key to avoid configuring it in the extension each time. The extension will fall back to environment variables if no API key is configured in settings.