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Alfred 3 & 4 workflow for taking various screenshots.
https://github.com/vookimedlo/alfred-various-screenshots

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Alfred 3 & 4 workflow for taking various screenshots.

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# alfred-various-screenshots

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[Alfred 4][1] workflow for taking various screenshots.

Currently supported storages are the following.
- Local drive
- Clipboard
- [Dropbox][4] service with an ability to share a link to the uploaded screenshot.
- [Transfer.sh][5] service with an ability to share a link to the uploaded screenshot.
- [0x0.st][6] service with an ability to share a link to the uploaded screenshot.
- [File.io][7] service with an ability to share a link to the uploaded screenshot. After uploaded image is downloaded, the file is completely deleted!!!

## Installation
1) Install [alfred-various-screenshots][2] workflow.
2) All further updates are handled automatically.

## Usage
In Alfred, type `ss`, which stands for ScreenShot and initiates a submenu which offers three options.

1) Screenshot - Area
2) Screenshot - Screen
3) Screenshot - Window

![Alfred menu screenshot](doc/images/alfred-various-screenshots.png?raw=true "")
![Alfred submenu screenshot](doc/images/alfred-various-screenshots-submenu.png?raw=true "")

By default, the screenshot is stored in a file located at your `~/Desktop` directory.
This could be overridden, either by pressing the key, key, key, key, or Fn key.

- ⌘ - instructs the workflow to put a screenshot to the clipboard.
- ⌥ - shares a screenshot via Dropbox and stores a sharing link to the clipboard.
- ⌃ - shares a screenshot via Transfer.sh and stores a sharing link to the clipboard.
- ⇧ - shares a screenshot via File.io and stores a sharing link to the clipboard.
- Fn - shares a screenshot via 0x0.st and stores a sharing link to the clipboard.

Screenshot files will be named according to the following pattern `screenshot_%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S.png`

Y Year in full form (e.g., 2006).
m Numeric month, a number from 1 to 12.
d Day, a number from 1 to 31.
H Hour, a number from 0 to 23.
M Minutes, a number from 0 to 59.
S Seconds, a number from 0 to 59.


Default local screenshot folder `~/Desktop` can be changed by the workflow `DefaultLocalScreenshotFolder` variable.

![Alfre Variable Local](doc/images/alfred-various-screenshots-variable-local.png?raw=true "")

### Dropbox
There is no need to install a Dropbox software to your MacOS. The only requirement is to log into the [web Dropbox account][3] and create an access token for the workflow.

![Dropbox App Creation](doc/images/dropbox-app-create.png?raw=true "")

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![Dropbox App Key Creation](doc/images/dropbox-app-key.png?raw=true "")

Such generated access token shall be placed to the workflow `DropboxAccessToken` variable.

![Alfred Variable](doc/images/alfred-various-screenshots-variable.png?raw=true "")

[1]: https://www.alfredapp.com/
[2]: https://github.com/vookimedlo/alfred-various-screenshots/releases/latest
[3]: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps
[4]: https://www.dropbox.com/
[5]: https://transfer.sh/
[6]: https://0x0.st/
[7]: https://file.io/