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Clipforge\n\n[![CI](https://github.com/mixutin/clipforge/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mixutin/clipforge/actions/workflows/ci.yml)\n[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/mixutin/clipforge)](./LICENSE)\n\nClipforge is a native macOS capture uploader built for speed, simplicity, and self-hosting.\n\nPress a global hotkey, capture part of the screen, upload it to your own server, copy the returned share link, and keep moving.\n\n## What Is Included\n\n- `Clipforge`: a native macOS menu bar app built with Swift, SwiftUI, AppKit, Vision, and ScreenCaptureKit\n- `Clipforge Server`: a small FastAPI backend for authenticated image and short video uploads plus static file serving\n\n## Highlights\n\n- Native macOS menu bar workflow\n- Area capture and full-screen capture\n- Active-window capture\n- Guided scroll capture for long pages\n- Short screen clip recording and upload\n- Global hotkey support\n- Configurable hotkey recorder UI\n- 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the compact menu bar popover\n- Thumbnail previews in recent uploads\n- Local-first settings\n- Sparkle-powered in-app update checks\n- Self-hosted backend with local disk storage\n- Backend support for image and short video uploads\n- Token-authenticated backend delete endpoint for removing uploads\n- Optional Open Graph share pages for cleaner Discord-style embeds\n- Optional signed or expiring public links\n- Optional server-side image optimization, resizing, and WebP conversion\n- Optional S3-compatible object storage for backend uploads\n- Optional Developer ID signing and notarization in the release workflow\n- Permissive open-source licensing\n\n## Preview\n\n![Clipforge menu bar popover](./docs/assets/clipforge-menu-popover.png)\n\n![Clipforge searchable upload history window](./docs/assets/clipforge-history-window.png)\n\n![Clipforge demo flow](./docs/assets/clipforge-demo.gif)\n\n## Repo Layout\n\n```text\n.\n├── Clipforge/        # macOS app\n├── ClipforgeServer/  # FastAPI backend\n├── docs/             # project documentation\n└── .github/          # CI, issue templates, repo automation\n```\n\n## Quick Start\n\n### 1. Run Clipforge Server\n\n```bash\ncd ClipforgeServer\npython3 -m venv .venv\nsource .venv/bin/activate\npip install -r requirements.txt\ncp .env.example .env\nuvicorn app.main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --env-file .env\n```\n\n### 2. Run The macOS App\n\n```bash\ncd Clipforge\nxcodegen generate\nopen Clipforge.xcodeproj\n```\n\nBuild and run the `Clipforge` scheme, then configure:\n\n- one or more named server profiles\n- server URL, for example `http://127.0.0.1:8000`\n- API token matching your server config\n\n## Product Flow\n\n1. Launch Clipforge into the menu bar\n2. Trigger `Capture Area` from the popover or with the global hotkey\n3. Drag to select a region\n4. Clipforge captures the image with ScreenCaptureKit\n5. The image uploads to the active self-hosted server profile\n6. The server returns a public URL\n7. Clipforge copies the URL to the clipboard and shows a success toast\n\nThe app also supports OCR-assisted copy actions, scroll capture for longer pages, and short screen clip uploads when a server profile is configured.\n\n## Documentation\n\n- [Agent Guide](./AGENTS.md)\n- [Architecture](./docs/architecture.md)\n- [Self-Hosting Guide](./docs/self-hosting.md)\n- [Install Guide](./docs/install.md)\n- [Project TODO](./TODO.md)\n- [Release Guide](./docs/releases.md)\n- [Contributing](./CONTRIBUTING.md)\n- [Security Policy](./SECURITY.md)\n\n## Permissions\n\nClipforge requires Screen Recording permission on macOS to capture screenshots.\n\nIf access is denied:\n\n- Open `System Settings`\n- Go to `Privacy \u0026 Security`\n- Open `Screen Recording`\n- Enable Clipforge\n\n## Open Source License\n\nClipforge is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.\n\nThat keeps the project fully open-source and broadly reusable while also providing an explicit patent grant, which is a strong default for a public developer tool.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmixutin%2Fclipforge","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmixutin%2Fclipforge","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmixutin%2Fclipforge/lists"}