mac2imgur

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A simple Mac application designed to make uploading images and screenshots to imgur.com quick and effortless.

Installation

Download the latest release (macOS 10.9+)

Usage

The application will listen for new screenshots taken by the built in screenshot functionality of macOS, so you can use the following shortcuts to capture your screen:

• Press <kbd>CMD ⌘</kbd> + <kbd>SHIFT ⇧</kbd> + <kbd>3</kbd> to take a full-screen screenshot

• Press <kbd>CMD ⌘</kbd> + <kbd>SHIFT ⇧</kbd> + <kbd>4</kbd> to take a rectangular selection of the screen

• Press <kbd>CMD ⌘</kbd> + <kbd>SHIFT ⇧</kbd> + <kbd>4</kbd> + <kbd>SPACE</kbd> to capture a specific window or menu

In addition, images can be uploaded manually by either:

• Dragging and dropping images on the status bar icon (macOS 10.10+)
• Clicking the "Upload Images…" option in the status bar menu

As soon as an image is uploaded, the link is copied to your clipboard and a notification is sent:

Application Preferences

General

| Preference Name | Description | Issue ID | | --------------- | ----------- | -------- | | Launch at Login | Allows mac2imgur to start as soon as you log in - this can also be changed from the Login Items tab of the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences. | #53 | | Clear Clipboard | Clears the clipboard when an upload is taking place. | #77 | | Copy Link to Clipboard | Copies the direct link to the uploaded image, if the upload completes successfully. | #88 |

Screenshots

| Preference Name | Description | Issue ID | | --------------- | ----------- | -------- | | Delete After Upload | Causes the original screenshot file to be moved to trash after attempting to upload. | #23 | | Disable Detection | Any new screenshots taken are ignored by the application and not uploaded. | #30 | | Request Confirmation Before Upload | Screenshots are not uploaded automatically. Instead, an alert is displayed, showing the image and image name, allowing you to either proceed or cancel. | #38 | | Downscale from Retina | Retina screenshots are resized (reducing resolution) before upload. More Info. | #52 |

System Preferences

Some aspects of the system screenshot functionality can be customized through defaults, including the following options:

| Key | Value | Result | | --- | ----- | ------ | | location | Any path, e.g. /Users/[username]/Pictures | Screenshots will be saved to the specified location, if it is valid. Otherwise, the default location (typically ~/Desktop) will be used. | | type | png, jpg, gif, tiff etc | The screenshot will be saved in the specified format. | | name | Any string, e.g. My Screenshot | The screenshot file will be prefixed with the specified name, e.g. My Screenshot 2016-07-10 at 17.42.17. |

You can modify the defaults easily from Terminal.app:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture <key> <value>

defaults delete com.apple.screencapture <key>

Examples

Save screenshots using the JPG format:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg

Revert the screenshot save location back to the system default:

defaults delete com.apple.screencapture location

Further Information

More about defaults can be found from defaults --help and man defaults.

For any changes to take effect, you must restart SystemUIServer, which can be done through Activity Monitor.app or by running a command such as killall SystemUIServer.

When changing the screenshot location, it is also necessary to restart mac2imgur.

Support

If you encounter any problems or have an idea for a new feature, don't hesitate to file an issue - but please be as descriptive as possible!

On the same note, pull requests to fix bugs, add features or simply to improve the codebase are greatly appreciated.

Development

• Written in Swift 3
• CocoaPods for dependency management

Legal

mac2imgur is not affiliated with Imgur LLC, but this application would not be possible without the awesome service they offer - so feel free to show them some appreciation! :+1:

This application is released under a GPLv3 license. See LICENSE for more information.