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https://github.com/akshayjith4/shareshot
A Kivy-based app for capturing and sharing images effortlessly. Upload photos from your camera and generate quick shareable links.
https://github.com/akshayjith4/shareshot
camera filestack kivy shareable-links
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A Kivy-based app for capturing and sharing images effortlessly. Upload photos from your camera and generate quick shareable links.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/akshayjith4/shareshot
- Owner: akshayjith4
- Created: 2024-07-18T04:11:51.000Z (3 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-20T04:32:12.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-25T20:20:12.179Z (8 days ago)
- Topics: camera, filestack, kivy, shareable-links
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 23.4 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# ShareShot
**ShareShot** is a Kivy-based application that simplifies the process of capturing and sharing images using your device's camera. It integrates with Filestack to upload images and generate shareable links effortlessly.
## Features
- **Camera Screen**: Capture images using your device's camera.
- **Image Screen**: Upload captured images to Filestack and generate shareable links.
- **Copy Link**: Copy the generated link to the clipboard.
- **Open Link**: Open the generated link in the default web browser.
## Installation
### Prerequisites
- Python 3.6+
- Kivy 2.3.0
- Filestack Python library
### Installation Steps
1. **Clone the repository**:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/akshayjith4/shareshot.git
cd shareshot
```
2. **Install dependencies**:
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
3. **Set up Filestack API key**:
- Obtain a Filestack API key from [Filestack](https://www.filestack.com/).
- Create a `secret` directory in the root of the project.
- Inside `secret`, create a Python file named `filestack_apikey.py`.
- Add your API key to `filestack_apikey.py`:
```python
API_KEY = 'your_actual_filestack_api_key_here'
```
4. **Run the application**:
```bash
python main.py
```
## Usage
- **Start Camera**: Opens the camera to capture images.
- **Capture**: Takes a picture and saves it locally.
- **Create Sharable Link**: Uploads the captured image to Filestack and displays the generated link.
- **Copy Link**: Copies the generated link to the clipboard.
- **Open Link**: Opens the generated link in the default web browser.
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes.
## Acknowledgments
- Built using [Kivy](https://kivy.org/)
- Uses the [Filestack Python library](https://github.com/filestack/filestack-python)