Free Essay Generator

This web application generates an essay outline and a full essay based on a given subject, with GroqCloud API to generate content using llama3-8b-8192 model. It also allows saving the generated essay as a DOCX or PDF file.

Features

• Generate an essay outline from a provided subject
• Generate a full essay based on the outline
• Save the generated essay as a DOCX file
• Save the generated essay as a PDF file
• Friendly web design

Technologies Used

• Python (Flask) for the backend
• JavaScript for frontend interactions
• HTML/CSS for the frontend design
• ReportLab for PDF generation
• python-docx for DOCX generation

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• pip

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/obaskly/Essay-Generator.git
   cd Essay-Generator
   

2. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

API set up

• Get your free api from here https://console.groq.com/keys and place it in line 14 in app.py

Running the Application

1. Start the Flask server:

   python app.py
   

2. Open your web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:5000.

Usage

1. Enter a subject in the input box and click "Continue" to generate an outline.
2. Review and modify the generated outline if necessary.
3. Click "Generate Essay" to create a full essay based on the outline.
4. Save the essay by clicking "Save as DOCX" or "Save as PDF".

File Structure

• app.py: Main Flask application file.
• templates/index.html: HTML template for the web interface.
• static/styles.css: CSS styles for the web interface.
• requirements.txt: List of Python packages required for the project.

TODO

• The script now generates references and places them at the end. But sometimes they are still between paragraphs. I'll improve that later.