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https://github.com/daijro/SearchifyX
Fast flashcard searcher study tool
https://github.com/daijro/SearchifyX
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Fast flashcard searcher study tool
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/daijro/SearchifyX
- Owner: daijro
- License: other
- Created: 2021-12-27T05:51:41.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-11-17T18:52:10.000Z (12 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-28T05:35:35.784Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: education, quizizz, quizlet, scraper, webscraper, webscraping
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 498 KB
- Stars: 63
- Watchers: 6
- Forks: 9
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# SearchifyX
**SearchifyX**, predecessor to *[Searchify](https://www.reddit.com/user/daijro/comments/jg7wee/searchify_quizletbrainly_searcher/)*, is a ***fast*** Quizlet, Quizizz, and Brainly webscraper with various accessibility features.
SearchifyX lets you easily query a question through different answer websites *(similar to Socratic on mobile)*, and sort them based on how similar they are to your query. It also includes a screen OCR scanner, hotkeys, and other features.
#### SearchifyX in action
---
## Download
### Binaries
Download Windows binaries [here](https://github.com/daijro/SearchifyX/releases)
### Running from source code
Install the [Python 3.8](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-389/) dependencies:
```
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
```
You also need to [install](https://www.dropbox.com/s/abuo044ayx4vlex/tesseract-ocr.7z?dl=1) Tesseract to use the OCR tool, or *download and extract* the [portable archive](https://www.dropbox.com/s/abuo044ayx4vlex/tesseract-ocr.7z?dl=1) to the root directory.
## CLI usage
An alternative for Linux/Mac OS users is to use [`scraper.py`](https://github.com/daijro/SearchifyX/blob/main/scraper.py) as a CLI tool.
Usage:
```
scraper.py [-h] [--query QUERY] [--output OUTPUT] [--sites SITES] [--engine {google,bing,startpage,duckduckgo}]
```
Required arguments:
```
--query QUERY, -q QUERY
query to search for
```
Optional arguments:
```
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
output file (optional)
--sites SITES, -s SITES
question sources quizlet,quizizz (comma seperated list)
--engine ENGINE, -e ENGINE
search engine to use
```
---
## What it does
- Searches online for Quizlet and Quizizz results
- Sort results by how similar the identified question is to the input question
### Stealth options
- Prevent window switching
- Customizable global hotkeys
- Hide/show window hotkey
- OCR & search hotkey
- Paste & search hotkey
- Quickly change window opacity hotkey
- Change window opacity (slider in title bar)
- Option to not show in taskbar
- Hide from screen capture
### Window switching safety lock
Many websites can detect when the window focus is lost. SearchifyX includes a __window switching safety lock__ to prevent websites from knowing you are using a different window.
Here is a [demo website](https://www.codingwithjesse.com/demo/2007-05-16-detect-browser-window-focus/) that turns black when the window is out of focus:
### Improvements from *Searchify*
- Completely rewritten from scratch
- Added stealth features ([listed above](https://github.com/daijro/SearchifyX#stealth-options))
- Added screen OCR scanner
- Added global hotkeys
- *Major* changes to UI
- *Major* changes web scraper code (averages 1-2 seconds now; uses significantly less CPU)
- Completely fixed the "Too many requests" error
- Significantly more stable & returns better results
---
## Interface
#### Dark theme
#### Light theme
#### Settings page
---
### Disclaimer
The purpose of this program is to provide an example of asynchronous webscraping and data gathering in Python. I am not in any way attempting to promote cheating, and I am not responsible for any misuse of this tool. This tool was created strictly for educational purposes only.