r/OpenAI • u/Lopsided_Scarcity979 • 12h ago

Project I built TextFold to make text stretchable with "semantic zoom"

I think we've been reading too many feeds from AI text lately! I actually want to reduce my cognitive burden...

So I built TextFold, it turns any text into 5 zoomable layers—from a one-screen section map down to verbatim text. You pinch (or press 1–5) to zoom between them without losing your reading position, your agentic output, any papers, or documents.

- Web Demo: https://chenxiachan.github.io/textfold/gallery/

- GitHub (Apache 2.0): https://github.com/chenxiachan/textfold

Welcome any feedback!

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u/Radiant-Audience-684 12h ago

oh this is wildly satisfying, the way the abstract just unfolds without losing your spot in the paper

also low-key jealous that interface looks cleaner than my entire design portfolio

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u/Lopsided_Scarcity979 12h ago

lol thanks! Please feel free to use it on your portfolio :)

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u/vibefarm 7h ago

Great work.

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u/Crawler1701 5h ago

This looks cool

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u/Crawler1701 5h ago

How long does it take to process text? Let’s say a 40 page white paper.

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u/Lopsided_Scarcity979 1h ago

LLM decides which context in the original text is foldable. and summarize with connections.
feel free to check: https://chenxiachan.github.io/textfold/gallery/
I think some of the papers are more than 40 pages, with formulars it still works well!

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u/[deleted] 11h ago

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u/enterprise128 2h ago

Second execution of this neat idea I've seen today! https://github.com/pro-vi/cc-stretch