LinguaBridge - Real-time Speech Translation & Knowledge Discovery

A powerful web application that provides real-time speech translation and automatically discovers relevant Wikipedia knowledge based on your conversations.

Features

• 🎙️ Real-time Speech Recognition - Speak naturally and see your words appear instantly
• 🌐 Multi-language Translation - Supports 12+ languages including major Indian languages
• 📚 Knowledge Discovery - Automatically finds relevant Wikipedia articles
• 🔊 Talkback Feature - Hear the translated text spoken back to you (Experimental may not work for some languages)
• 🎨 Beautiful UI - Modern glassmorphism design with smooth animations
• ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+Space to start/stop recording

How It Works

1. Select your input and target languages
2. Click Start Speaking to begin recording
3. Speak naturally - your words will appear in real-time
4. See instant translations in your target language
5. Discover relevant Wikipedia articles automatically
6. Toggle the Talkback switch to hear translations

Screenshots

Technologies Used

• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS
• APIs:
  • Web Speech API (Speech Recognition)
  • Google Translate API
  • Wikipedia API
  • Web Speech API (Speech Synthesis for talkback)
• Icons: Icons8

Installation

No installation required! Simply visit the live demo or:

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sebastianbenjamin/linguabridge.git

2. Open index.html in your browser

Browser Support

Works best in modern browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari) that support:

• Web Speech API
• ES6 JavaScript features

Note: Some features may be limited on mobile browsers.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

Credits

Developed by Benjamin Sebastian

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Note: This application uses third-party APIs (Google Translate, Wikipedia) which may have usage limitations.