Development of the Plugin for Chrome for Voicing Comments on Social Networks

Student: Nikita Ziganshin

Faculty: Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics, and Computer Science (HSE Nizhny Novgorod)

Educational Programme: Software Engineering (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 10

Year of Graduation: 2024

The purpose of this thesis is to develop a Chrome browser plugin that allows social media users to listen to comments on posts in audio format. The paper provides the advantages of the new approach. The plugin is developed using Google Text-To-Speech, DeepL, Webpack, and Typescript technologies. Key features include commenting and translating comments, adjusting playback speed. During development, integration with the VK social network was performed. Testing and debugging of the plugin were carried out, and plans for its further improvement were developed. The practical significance of the work lies in improving the user experience and expanding the possibilities of interacting with content on social networks.

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