The Unexpected Journey Of Scrnify

SCRNIFY: How Two Developers Accidentally Became Screenshot Wizards 🧙‍♀️🖥️

The Unexpected Origin Story

Picture this: A small tech company in Austria, Numero33, where two developers (that's us – Laura and Heidi) are huddled around a computer during an Advent hackathon, fueled by way too much coffee and holiday spirit. Our mission? Transform a client's quirky request into something awesome.

The Client Curveball 🏀

Our client dropped a challenge that would make most developers groan: "We need a completely self-developed screenshot tool." The hilarious part? During our initial prototype, we were secretly using ScreenshotOne. Shhh, don't tell anyone! 🤫 It was like trying to bake a cake from scratch while sneaking store-bought frosting.

Why SCRNIFY? Because Developers Deserve Better Screenshots

We're not just another boring tech tool. We're two developers from Numero33 – a small but mighty team in the heart of Austria – who decided to turn our internal screenshot struggles into something the whole developer world might actually enjoy.

What Can SCRNIFY Do? (Spoiler: More Than We Expected!)

Currently, we're serving up:

• Image Formats: JPEG (with quality knobs), PNG, WebP
• Video Formats: MP4, GIF
• Capture Superpowers:
  • Height and width? Customized!
  • Full-page screenshots? We got you!
  • Wait until selector? Magical!
  • Custom user agent? Absolutely!

Tech Behind the Magic 🔮

Our coding playground includes:

• Frontend: React (because who doesn't love a good component?)
• Backend: Golang with GraphQL (we're not just cool, we're performant!)
• Internal Bridge: A Golang API that's basically our digital duct tape

The "Spaghetti Monster" Chronicles

Remember when we thought, "How hard could it be to make our internal tool public?" Narrator's voice: It was very hard. Our internal system turned out to be less of a well-organized library and more of a wild, tangled spaghetti monster that required some serious developer therapy.

Our Not-So-Serious Promise

We're not trying to be the next big screenshot unicorn. SCRNIFY is our playground, and we want developers to play with us. Our roadmap? Totally flexible. Our attitude? Always a bit cheeky.

A Shoutout to Our Screenshot Colleagues 🤝

Real talk: We're not here to reinvent the wheel or start a screenshot tool war. In fact, we have mad respect for the pioneers in this space, especially ScreenshotOne developed by Dmytro Krasun.

Are you a developer looking for a battle-tested, production-ready screenshot solution right now? We totally recommend checking out ScreenshotOne. Seriously. Sometimes the best solution is the one that's already polished and working perfectly.

Our goal with SCRNIFY isn't to compete, but to contribute. We're building something that scratches our own itch, learns from existing tools, and might just help other developers along the way. Think of us as the curious cousins in the screenshot tool family – always learning, always experimenting.

Join Our Screenshot Revolution!

Developers of the world, unite! We're a small team in Austria with big dreams and an even bigger sense of humor. SCRNIFY is our love letter to everyone who's ever struggled with website screenshots.

Want to see what happens when two developers get a little too excited during a hackathon? Stay tuned! 🚀

Cheers from Laura & Heidi 🇦🇹