PicHostify – Versatile Image Hosting
PicHostify is a browser extension based on PicX, offering a comprehensive image hosting solution and image toolkit using the GitHub API. It’s free, secure, and facilitates image uploading, hosting, link generation, and offers various image manipulation tools.
? Highlights
- Quick: No deployment necessary. Use it directly in your browser with no limitations.
- Free: PicHostify is powered by Vue.js and is entirely free of charge.
- Secure: Sensitive data like API Keys are stored locally using IndexedDB.
? How to use
Start by creating a GitHub Token and use it to configure your PicHostify. It’s that simple!
? Installation
PicHostify is now available in the Google Chrome App Store, try it here.
If you wish to deploy locally:
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Clone the repository or download the source code:
git clone https://github.com/jwjoel/PicHostify.git
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Build PicHostify with the commands
npm install
andnpm run build
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Open the Extensions page in your browser:
- In Chrome, navigate to
chrome://extensions/
- In Firefox, navigate to
about:addons
- In Chrome, navigate to
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Enable developer mode (you’ll usually find this as a toggle in the top-right corner of the Extensions page).
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Click “Load unpacked extension” (Chrome) or “Load Temporary Add-on” (Firefox) and select the
dist
directory within your project folder. -
PicHostify extension should now be installed and ready to use in your browser’s toolbar.
✨ Features
- Drop, Paste, File Selection: Multiple ways to upload images.
- Image Renaming & Hashing: Ensure unique names and setting naming prefixes.
- Batch Operations: Uploading, deleting, and batch copying of image links.
- Multi-level Directory Management: Create and view images in multi-level directories.
- One-click Copying: Easily copy image links and freely convert between Markdown and HTML formats.
- Multiple Image Link Rules: Built-in support for Staticaly, jsDelivr, ChinaJsDelivr, and more.
- Custom Image Link Rules: Configure to suit your needs.
- Image Compression: Built-in efficient compression algorithm (webp, mozjpeg, avif) with automatic compression before uploading.
- Image Watermarks: Configure for added image protection.
- Base64 Encoder: Convert image to Base64 format.
- Dark Mode: A more comfortable viewing experience at night.
❤️ Acknowledgement
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the original project, PicX, and its author. Their work has laid a solid foundation for PicHostify and inspired our efforts. If you’re interested in a web version of PicHostify, we highly recommend visiting the original PicX project.
? Feedback
Should you encounter any issues during use, please raise an issue for the author to address.
? Contribution
We welcome contributions including but not limited to, improving the user interface, adding new features, optimizing performance, fixing bugs, and enhancing documentation.
Thanks to all of the contributors:
⚖️ License
This project is licensed under AGPL-3.0.