Why I Added Plugins to Snapr
Snapr's local plugin system started with a workflow I wanted for myself. It now leaves the door open for developers to connect captures to tools and ideas I haven't imagined.
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Snapr's local plugin system started with a workflow I wanted for myself. It now leaves the door open for developers to connect captures to tools and ideas I haven't imagined.
Adding a webcam bubble to a screen recorder looks simple at first. The hard part is making preview, recording, timeline editing, and final export all agree.
Most screen capture tools look the same — dim overlay, crosshair, done. We added custom themes with particles and WebGL shaders to Snapr's selection overlay. Here's why we built it and how it works.
Building a screen capture tool in Electron was fast — until I hit Chromium's 30fps cap, no system audio on macOS, and no native API access. Here's how rewriting the core as a native CLI unlocked 4K 60fps recording and features like scroll capture.
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