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+# SpeakEZ Application Requirements
+
+## Overview
+SpeakEZ is a sophisticated note-taking application that combines traditional text editing with advanced features like voice dictation and AI-powered text summarization. The application provides a seamless experience for creating, managing, and organizing notes with support for rich text editing, audio transcription, and smart content summarization.
+
+## Core Features
+
+### Note Management
+1. **Note Creation and Editing**
+   - Create new notes with unique identifiers and timestamps
+   - Rich text editing capabilities using TinyMCE editor
+   - Support for text formatting, lists, and basic styling
+   - Real-time content saving
+   - Version history tracking with descriptions
+
+2. **Note Organization**
+   - Tag-based organization system
+   - Search functionality across note content and tags
+   - List view with note previews
+   - Note deletion with confirmation
+
+3. **Data Persistence**
+   - Local storage for note data
+   - Import/Export functionality for notes in JSON format
+   - Version history for each note
+   - Automatic saving of changes
+
+### Voice Dictation
+1. **Audio Recording**
+   - In-browser audio recording capability
+   - Support for different audio input sources
+   - Real-time audio visualization
+   - Recording controls (start, stop, pause)
+
+2. **Speech-to-Text Transcription**
+   - Integration with Whisper AI model for transcription
+   - Support for multiple languages
+   - Real-time transcription processing
+   - Progress indication during model loading and processing
+   - Multiple model options:
+     - Whisper tiny (41MB)
+     - Whisper base (77MB)
+
+3. **Audio Management**
+   - Support for various audio sources:
+     - Direct microphone recording
+     - File upload
+     - URL import
+   - Audio playback controls
+
+### AI Text Summarization
+1. **Summary Generation**
+   - Integration with T5 transformer models
+   - Support for different model sizes:
+     - t5-small (faster processing)
+     - t5-base (better quality)
+   - Progress tracking during model loading
+   - Configurable summary parameters
+
+2. **Summary Display**
+   - Dedicated summary view
+   - Model selection interface
+   - Progress indication
+   - Dismissible summary display
+
+## Technical Requirements
+
+### Frontend
+1. **Framework and Libraries**
+   - React for UI components
+   - TypeScript for type safety
+   - TailwindCSS for styling
+   - React Icons for iconography
+
+2. **State Management**
+   - React hooks for local state
+   - Custom hooks for complex features
+   - Efficient state updates and persistence
+
+3. **UI Components**
+   - Responsive layout
+   - Modal system for dialogs
+   - Progress indicators
+   - Toast notifications
+   - Accessible form controls
+
+### Audio Processing
+1. **Browser APIs**
+   - WebAudio API for recording
+   - MediaRecorder API for audio capture
+   - AudioContext for audio processing
+   - MediaDevices API for device access
+
+2. **File Handling**
+   - Support for common audio formats
+   - Blob and ArrayBuffer processing
+   - File reading and writing
+   - URL management
+
+### AI Integration
+1. **Model Management**
+   - Dynamic model loading
+   - Progress tracking
+   - Error handling
+   - Memory management
+
+2. **Processing**
+   - Asynchronous processing
+   - Batch processing for large content
+   - Progress updates
+   - Error recovery
+
+## Performance Requirements
+1. **Responsiveness**
+   - Sub-second response for UI interactions
+   - Smooth animations and transitions
+   - Efficient DOM updates
+   - Optimized rendering
+
+2. **Resource Management**
+   - Efficient memory usage
+   - Proper cleanup of audio resources
+   - Model caching
+   - Optimized state updates
+
+3. **Error Handling**
+   - Graceful degradation
+   - User-friendly error messages
+   - Recovery mechanisms
+   - Proper logging
+
+## Security Requirements
+1. **Data Privacy**
+   - Local-only storage
+   - Secure audio handling
+   - Permission management
+   - Safe file operations
+
+2. **Input Validation**
+   - Sanitized content
+   - File type verification
+   - Size limitations
+   - Safe URL handling
+
+## Accessibility Requirements
+1. **WCAG Compliance**
+   - Keyboard navigation
+   - Screen reader support
+   - Proper ARIA labels
+   - Color contrast compliance
+
+2. **User Experience**
+   - Clear feedback
+   - Intuitive controls
+   - Consistent behavior
+   - Helpful error messages
+
+## Browser Compatibility
+- Modern browser support (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
+- Graceful degradation for unsupported features
+- Responsive design for different screen sizes
+- Touch device support
+