TAIP to write confidently over the web

Showing how it can be used to write from scratch
Showing how it can help you correct your Engish
Showing how you can make custom changes to the text

Inspiration

We realized that LLM-based chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT are frequently used to help non-native English speakers, like us, type more confidently. However, we often find ourselves switching tabs and writing custom prompts every time we need to use them, which can be inconvenient. Through our research, we discovered that over 93% of the global population are non-native English speakers, many of whom face the same challenge. This inspired us to create a solution to help people write confidently and effortlessly across the web.

What it does

The extension helps people transform their written text, it has 5 presets for transformation and 1 custom option where the user can just direclty input their own instruction about the transformation. Also every thing works on all the websites in the chrome browser. Everything works just with a shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + U

How we built it

We first created a design on Figma and then shared it with multiple people to gather their feedback. Based on their input, we made the necessary changes to improve the design. For development, we used the Google Nano Prompt API and Google Nano Summarizer API. One of our key priorities was ensuring that the extension is free and private to use, which is supported by the local Google Nano models that align with this vision. Additionally, the extension is designed to be highly efficient, allowing users to access all its functionalities through shortcuts, making it seamless and convenient to use while typing.

Challenges we ran into

Making it shortcut-friendly was challenging, but we made multiple changes to the approach, and the final product works perfectly.
Ensuring it functions flawlessly on all websites was also a challenge that required a significant amount of time.
There is a limitation with the Google Nano model; prompt engineering wasn't that simple and required significant effort to find the right prompts.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Considering that the Gemini Nano is currently experimental, we often felt a bit lost at various points. However, in conclusion, we were able to integrate it seamlessly into the final product.
Additionally, making the extension shortcut-friendly is another achievement we are proud of, as it significantly enhances ease of use and streamlines the typing experience.

What we learned

We learned a lot about Chrome extension development and the publishing cycle.
We learned about Chrome Origin Trials and how to use them by enabling flags and generating tokens.
We had the opportunity to explore the Gemini Nano Model through Chrome AI APIs.

What's next for TAIP to write confidently over the web

The current extension focuses on presets, whereas the custom prompt has only one field. In the coming versions, we aim to build a proper prompt management system to allow users to use this extension in a personalised way as well.