Onsnap

what it is

Onsnap is a simple Electron-based application designed to load Snapchat's web interface (https://web.snapchat.com) in a custom browser window. The application ensures that the window never loses focus, even when you click on another window. Also injects custom CSS to hide scrollbars.

what it does

• Loads Snapchat's web interface in a frameless Electron window.
• Prevents the window from losing focus when clicking on other windows.
• Injects custom CSS to hide scrollbars for a cleaner look.

what you need

• Node.js (v16 or higher recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

installing

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/fyiel/Onsnap.git
cd Onsnap

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

using it

To run a command in the terminal, then send it to the background, disown it, and close the terminal, follow these steps:

1. Start the application:

npm start

2. Pause the command with Ctrl+Z.

3. Send the command to the background:

bg

4. Disown the process so it won't be terminated when the terminal is closed:

disown

5. Close the terminal.

use it like intended (linux)

1. Create a desktop entry in ~/.local/share/applications/snapchat.desktop:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Snapchat
Exec=/usr/bin/env bash -lc '~/.local/bin/onsnap'
Terminal=false
Categories=Utility;
Icon=utilities-terminal
DBusActivatable=false

2. Create the launcher script in ~/.local/bin/onsnap and make it executable:

\#! /usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
cd <this folder location>
npm start </dev/null >/dev/null 2>\&1 \& disown