Introducing 'Help Me Refine'—now available on Dictionariez v5.4.0! Enhance your writing with AI.

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Hi everyone, I hope you're having an amazing week!

Great news—Dictionariez v5.4.0 is out, and it comes with a brand-new feature that I'm personally loving: "Help Me Refine", which utilizes AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini.

AI is everywhere these days, and instead of just using it to look up word meanings, I’ve found something even more exciting—it can help refine my writing! Before I send a tweet on BlueSky, write an email, or draft documentation for my projects, I always ask ChatGPT to polish my text. It's become a go-to tool for me!

That’s why I decided to build this feature into Dictionariez as a first prototype. ️ Here’s how it works:

Type your text in a web editor (like on BlueSky)
Select your text
Click the Dictionariez icon (or use the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + X by default)
Let the AI tool refine your message instantly!

It’s amazing how helpful AI tools like ChatGPT can be in this situation!

This feature works seamlessly on GitHub, Gmail, BlueSky, and even within our Programming & Language community. I hope it will work across all web editors, everywhere!

Give it a try and let me know what you think! Your feedback will help make this feature even better.

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Some clarity on the technique: Dictionariez doesn't use ChatGPT or Gemini's API, so there's no need to configure client keys or secrets for either. Essentially, it creates simple paths to send your message to the AI tool you choose. It's that simple. Sometimes, simplicity works better than more complex tools.

When your text is sent to the AI, the default prompt is:

Please help me refine the text to make it clearer, more concise, correct any grammatical errors, and ensure the output is simple: \n\n"<word>"

(Note: "<word>" refers to the message you've selected.)

The best part? You can customize the prompt just like you would with any dictionary in Dictionariez. Use the addDict function in the options page console. For example, you can change the helpMeRefinePrompt for the ChatGPT dictionary:

addDict({
  "dictName": "chatgpt definition",
  "helpMeRefinePrompt": "Please help me refine the following text:\n\n<word>"
})

As always, you can share your dict here at Dictionariez Trove. Or you can ask for help.