GlotShot

Create Perfect App Store Preview Images

🌐 Official Website

Mac App Store is always the latest version. GitHub Releases also available for Windows & Linux.

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🚀 Introduction

GlotShot is a powerful tool designed for mobile app developers and designers to create stunning App Store and Google Play preview images (screenshots) and icons effortlessly.

With built-in support for localization and batch processing, GlotShot helps you expand your app's global reach by generating professional marketing assets in minutes.

🍎 Mac App Store

GlotShot is now available on the Mac App Store!

The App Store version is always the most up-to-date. One-time purchase, no subscription.

Users of other platforms can download from GitHub Releases or build from source.

📸 Screenshots

✨ Features

• 🎨 Dual Design Modes: Switch seamlessly between Poster Design for screenshots and Icon Design for app icons.
• 🌍 Multi-Platform Support: Generate assets compliant with iOS (App Store), Android (Google Play), macOS, and Windows standards.
• ⚡ Batch Processing: Create screenshots for multiple devices and languages in one go. Save hours of manual work.
• 🤖 AI-Powered Translations: Integrate with Ollama for local, privacy-focused translations of your marketing copy into multiple languages.
• 🖼️ Icon Fabric: Automatically crop and export app icons for all major platforms from a single source image. Smart scaling included.
• 📦 Smart Export: Export your assets organized by platform and language, ready for upload.

📥 Installation

macOS (Recommended)

1. Download from the Mac App Store — always the latest version.

Or manually via GitHub:

1. Go to the Releases page.
2. Download the latest .dmg file.
3. Open the disk image and drag GlotShot to your Applications folder.

Windows

1. Go to the Releases page.
2. Download the latest .exe installer.
3. Run the installer to setup GlotShot.

Linux

1. Go to the Releases page.
2. Download the .AppImage or .deb file.
3. For .AppImage, make it executable (chmod +x GlotShot-*.AppImage) and run it.

💻 System Requirements

OS	Minimum Requirements	Recommended
macOS	macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or later	Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
Windows	Windows 10 (64-bit)	Windows 11
Linux	Ubuntu 20.04+ (or compatible)	Latest LTS Release

• RAM: 4GB minimum, 8GB recommended.
• Storage: 500MB free space.

🛠️ Development

GlotShot is built with Electron, React, and Vite.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or later)
• npm or pnpm

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/hooosberg/GlotShot.git

2. Install dependencies:

   cd GlotShot
   npm install

3. Run the web development server:

   npm run dev

4. Run the desktop development app:

   npm run electron:dev

   If the web dev server is already running and you only want to open Electron:

   npm run electron:open

5. Build for production:

   npm run build
   npm run electron:build

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📧 Contact

Email: zikedece@proton.me

📖 Development Diary

Interested in how GlotShot is built? Check out our development logs and technical insights:

• Dev Diary: Enabling Software Self-Learning and Evolution

📄 License & Privacy

• License: This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
• Privacy: We respect your privacy. See our Privacy Policy.

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Developed with ❤️ by hooosberg