[Request] Clipboard image to Imgur.com or edit in Preview

[Gaina Roman]

Hello, 

 

I am taking a lot of screenshots and I prefer using the standard mac's screenshot grabber tool, it works great, but there are a few key points that can be automated for a better life =)

I tried doing this workflow by myself but it didn't really work out. 

 

Upload the image from clipboard to imgur and get .png link copied to clipboard

1. Trigger Alfred
2. Write the keyword ("upload" for example)
3. The first option you have is "Upload the image from clipboard to Imgur.com"
4. The link (preferably the direct link to .png image) is copied to clipboard. 

Optionally you can have a list of images from clipboard history, if you took a few screenshots to clipboard and want to upload them too

 

 

Edit image from clipboard in "Preview" app

1. Trigger Alfred
2. Write the keyword ("edit" for example)
3. The first option you have is "Edit the image from clipboard in 'Preview'"
4. The "Preview" app is opened
5. Keyboard Shortcut Trigger "CMD+N" (this open the image from clipboard)
6. Keyboard Shortcut Trigger "CMD+SHIFT+A" (this turns on Markup Toolbar)

 

 

What do you think of this idea? I searched everywhere I could to find something similar but didn't find anything. 

[vitor]

What if instead of uploading the image from the clipboard, you take a screenshot directly to imgur? WebScreenshot (disclaimer: I wrote it) does exactly that. I use ⇧⌥4 as the shortcut.

Your second request should also be doable. Pressing keyboard shortcuts can be prone to errors, though. Doing it with AppleScript should yield better results.