ScreenKIN - DOCS

Introduction

ScreenKIN is a web-based application for real-time screen sharing using WebRTC technology. This guide provides detailed instructions for both the sender and receiver to establish a screen sharing session.

To Use

Sender (Person 1)

1. Select Option Sender:

   • Open the ScreenKIN application.
   • From the dropdown menu, select the Sender role.

2. Click Start Sharing

   • Press the Start Sharing button.

3. Select window/screen to share

   • Choose the window or screen you wish to share when prompted.

4. Copy Offer and ICE Candidates

   • Once sharing starts, an Offer will be generated. Copy this offer.
   • Also copy the generated ICE Candidates.

5. Send to your Receiver (Person 2)

   • Share the copied Offer and ICE Candidates with your receiver via your preferred method (email, messaging, etc.).

6. Receive and Paste Answer

   • Ask receiver to generate and share Answer
   • Paste the received Answer in the appropriate input box

Receiver (Person 2)

1. Select option Receiver

   • Open the ScreenKIN application.
   • From the dropdown menu, select the Receiver role.

2. Receive and Paste Offer and ICE Candidates

   • Ask sender to share Offer and ICE Candidates
   • Paste Offer and ICE Candidates in their respective input boxes

3. Copy the generated answer

4. Send it to sender (Person 1)

Resources used

• Tutorial Blog : https://www.videosdk.live/developer-hub/webrtc/webrtc-screen-sharing
• MDN Docs : https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Screen_Capture_API/Using_Screen_Capture
• Geeks for Geeks article : https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-create-copy-to-clipboard-button/
• Tailwind Docs : https://tailwindcss.com/docs/installation
• ChatGPT offcourse
• Some Random Snippets from the internet

Local Setup

Requirements:

• ScreenKIN is a simple website built using JavaScript, Html and Tailwind Css.

• The application uses WebRTC for media sharing

Steps to Run Locally

1. Clone the repository

   • git clone https://github.com/porwalshreyaa/ScreenKin.git
     or
     git clone git@github.com:porwalshreyaa/ScreenKin.git

2. Open index.html in a Browser