The LinkedIn post translator nobody asked for, but everyone needs.
Ever read a LinkedIn post and thought "what does this even mean?" Or maybe you got fired and need to spin it into a ✨ career transition ✨? Jargonify has you covered.
→ LinkedIn Mode: Type something honest like "I got fired" and watch it transform into a 3-paragraph motivational odyssey about resilience, growth mindset, and embracing new cycles. Hashtags included. Emojis mandatory.
→ Human Mode: Paste a LinkedIn post dripping with corporate jargon and get back what the person actually meant. Three translations ranging from polite to brutally honest.
Cringe Intensity Slider: Because sometimes you need a tasteful professional update (level 1), and sometimes you need to go full thought-leader-guru-who-cried-at-a-conference (level 5).
You need Node.js installed. That's it. No frameworks. No build step. No 400MB node_modules. Just vibes.
git clone <this-repo>
cd Jargonify
node server.jsOpen http://localhost:3000 in your browser. Done.
The server is ~80 lines of plain Node.js with zero dependencies. It talks to the AI through the CLI on your machine, which means you need an active LLM CLI subscription (Pro or Max plan) already set up and authenticated.
If you have an API key from a supported provider, you can skip the server entirely:
- Open
index.htmldirectly in your browser - Click "API Key" in the engine selector
- Paste your key
- Translate away
Money. Specifically, the lack of it being allocated to this project.
Every translation costs real API tokens. Three variations per click, creative writing prompts, emojis — it adds up. Hosting this publicly would be like opening a free restaurant and hoping people tip. They won't. They'll translate "I hate my job" into LinkedIn poetry 47 times and leave.
So it runs locally, using your own subscription. Think of it as BYOK — Bring Your Own Key(board and subscription).
- Two translation modes with animated toggle
- Cringe intensity slider (1-5) for LinkedIn mode
- 3 variations per translation with individual copy buttons
- Dual engine: local proxy server or direct API key
- Full i18n: Portuguese and English (UI + AI prompts)
- Dark theme with that unmistakable LinkedIn blue
- Responsive layout
- Ctrl/Cmd+Enter keyboard shortcut
- Zero dependencies on the server side
- Frontend: One HTML file. HTML, CSS, JS. Like it's 2009 and I'm proud of it.
- Backend: One JS file. Node.js
httpmodule. No Express. No framework. Justreqandresdoing honest work.
This project is satire. If your LinkedIn posts sound like Jargonify output at level 5, that's between you and your network.
No motivational gurus were harmed in the making of this application. Several were accurately parodied.
MIT — feel free to fork it, deploy it, or translate your resignation letter with it.