Gemini Explainer Chrome Extension

A Chrome extension that provides instant explanations of selected text using Google's Gemini AI.

Setting Up Your API Key

To use the Gemini Explainer extension, you need to enter your API key directly in the background.js file. Follow these steps:

1. Open the background.js file in your code editor.

2. Locate the following line in the getMeaningFromGemini function (around line 185):

   apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE";

3. Replace "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" with your actual Gemini API key. Make sure to keep the quotes around your API key. For example:

   apiKey = "AIzaSyBxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";

4. Save the changes to the background.js file.

Installing the Extension in Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome browser.

2. Navigate to chrome://extensions/ in your address bar.

3. Enable "Developer mode" by toggling the switch in the top-right corner.

4. Click the "Load unpacked" button.

5. Browse and select the GeminiExplainer folder (the folder containing background.js, manifest.json, etc.).

6. The extension should now appear in your extensions list and be ready to use.

How to Use

1. Select any text on a webpage.
2. Right-click on the selected text.
3. Choose "Get Meaning with Gemini" from the context menu.
4. A popup will appear with the AI explanation of the selected text.

Getting Your Gemini API Key

1. Visit Google AI Studio
2. Sign in with your Google account
3. Create a new API key
4. Copy the generated key and paste it in the background.js file as described above

Now your extension is ready to use!