🖼️ ImageSearchApp

A clean, fast image search app powered by the Unsplash API — with a Node.js proxy server to keep your API key safe.

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✨ Features

• 🔍 Search millions of free high-quality images
• 🎲 Random topic discovery
• 🗂️ Sort by relevance or latest
• ❤️ Favourite images
• 📋 Copy image links to clipboard
• ⬇️ Download images directly
• 🌙 Dark / Light mode toggle
• ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts
• 📄 Pagination
• 💀 Skeleton loaders while fetching

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript (vanilla)
• Node.js + Express (proxy server)
• Unsplash API
• dotenv

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/Dipendra367/ImageSearchApp.git
cd ImageSearchApp

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root

UNSPLASH_KEY=your_unsplash_api_key_here

Get your free API key at unsplash.com/developers

4. Run the server

npm start

5. Open in browser

http://localhost:3000

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📁 Folder Structure

ImageSearchApp/
├── public/
│   ├── index.html
│   ├── style.css
│   └── app.js
├── .env            ← not pushed to GitHub
├── .gitignore
├── server.js
└── package.json

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⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
/	Focus search bar
Enter	Search
R	Random topic
Esc	Close modal / panel

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⚠️ Important

Never commit your .env file. Make sure .gitignore includes:

.env
node_modules

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📄 License

MIT — free to use and modify.