ScreenEat
Screenshots made delicious and easy.
- Take a screenshot.
- Upload screenshot to an online account.
- Get a shareable url of your screenshot.
Say goodbye to the old and cumbersome method of taking a screenshot, saving it on disk, uploading it and finally sharing the link.
Usage
ScreenEat allows you to take screenshot of the whole screen, the active window or a cropped region of the screen.
# Whole Screen
screen-eat
# Active Window
screen-eat --active
# Cropped Screen
screen-eat --croppedYou may want to bind keyboard shortcuts to these commands, the process to do which depends on the system you are using.
Ok! I want to it, but how?
Checkout the latest sources with:
git clone https://github.com/NISH1001/ScreenEat.gitScreenEat requires Python3 and PyGObject to be installed. Also make sure you have Gtk+ version >= 3.10.
# Get dependencies for debian
apt install python3 python3-gi
# Get dependencies for archlinux
pacman -S python-gobject python-cairoInstallation with setup.py
Installation with pip
It's as easy as
pip3 install screen-eatIf you cannot find the package in pip, you can use setup.py
python setup.py install --userFor i3 window manager
Add the following to your i3 config:
# Bindings to take screenshot
bindsym Print exec screen-eat
bindsym Shift+Print exec screen-eat --active
bindsym --release $mod+Print exec screen-eat --cropped
# Bindings with to take screenshot after 2 seconds
bindsym Ctrl+Print exec sleep 2 && screen-eat
bindsym Ctrl+Shift+Print exec sleep 2 && screen-eat --active
bindsym --release Ctrl+$mod+Print exec sleep 2 && screen-eat --cropped
ScreenEat with Imgur
Before you can start uploading screenshots using ScreenEat, you will first need an imgur account. You can still take screenshots and save it locally on your disk.
- Create an imgur account.
- Register an application from https://api.imgur.com/oauth2/addclient.
- Go to Preferences and enter the authorization details.
Fields required for application registration
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Application name | ScreenEat |
| Authorization type | ... |
| Authorization callback URL | Optional |
| Website | Optional |
| Your email address | |
| Description | Optional |
You can choose the Authorization type that best suits you.
| Authorization type | What does it mean for you? |
|---|---|
| OAuth2 authorization with a callback URL | Upload private snapshots and requires an authorization callback URL. |
| OAuth2 authorization without callback URL | Upload private snapshots. |
| Anonymous user without user authorization | Upload public snapshots anonymously. |
Contributing to this project
ScreenEat is open-source and you can contribute to it if you like.
If you are a developer and find a bug, and has fixes for the problem as well, you may send us a pull request any time.
If want to contribute, make sure you first read CONTRIBUTING.md.