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Gallery & History

CyberGems edited this page Aug 30, 2026 · 1 revision

Gallery & History

CyberSnap maintains a persistent history of all your captures, OCR results, barcode scans, and color samples. The Gallery provides a searchable interface to browse, manage, and re-use your captures.


History Types

Type Description
Screenshots All captured images
OCR results Text extracted from images
Barcodes/QR Scanned codes and their content
Colors Colors picked with the Color Picker tool

Gallery Interface

Main View

  • Grid layout — Thumbnail view of all captures
  • List layout — Compact list with metadata
  • Sort by — Date, name, size, type
  • Filter by — Type, date range, source

Capture Details

Click any capture to view:

  • Full-size preview
  • Capture date and time
  • Source (area, window, scroll, etc.)
  • File size and dimensions
  • Associated OCR text
  • File path

Search

Full-Text Search

Search across all indexed content:

  • OCR-extracted text
  • Barcode/QR content
  • File names and paths
  • Custom metadata

Filter Options

Filter Description
Date range Today, yesterday, last 7/30/90 days, custom
Type Screenshots, OCR, barcodes, colors
Source Capture mode used
Size File size range

Actions on Captures

Click Actions

Configure what happens when you click a capture in the Gallery:

Action Description
Open in editor Launch the annotation editor
Copy to clipboard Copy the image to clipboard
Open in default viewer Open with your image viewer
Open containing folder Show the file in Explorer
Upload Share via configured provider
Delete Remove from history and disk

Batch Actions

  • Select multiple captures (Ctrl+click, Shift+click)
  • Copy, delete, or export multiple items at once

History Retention

Configure how long captures are retained:

Option Description
Never Keep all captures indefinitely
1 day Auto-delete captures older than 1 day
7 days Auto-delete captures older than 7 days
30 days Auto-delete captures older than 30 days
90 days Auto-delete captures older than 90 days

Storage Limits

  • Set a maximum number of captures to retain
  • Configure maximum total storage size
  • Option to auto-cleanup when limits are reached

Data Storage

All history data is stored locally in a SQLite database:

  • Location: %LOCALAPPDATA%\CyberSnap\history.db
  • Images: Stored in the configured captures folder
  • Index: Full-text search index for fast queries

No data is sent to external servers unless you explicitly upload a capture.

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