Overwatch

Overwatch is a lightweight, open-source screenshot tool built in Rust. Inspired by Apple’s Rewind, Overwatch offers efficient, customizable screenshot capturing with high performance and a minimal footprint. Whether you're monitoring multiple displays, creating automated screen capture routines, or looking for a highly customizable tool, Overwatch has you covered.

Features

• Cross-Platform Compatibility: Runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows with support for multi-display environments.
• Customizable Capture Intervals: Set your own intervals between screenshots (in hours, minutes, and seconds).
• Flexible Duration Control: Configure how long the screenshot process should run, from a few seconds to hours or even days.
• Dark Mode / Light Mode: Overwatch offers both dark mode and light mode for an optimal user experience.
• Custom Filename Options: Automatically timestamp screenshots, or define your own custom filenames for each capture session.
• Placeholder in Custom Name Field: If you choose to use a custom name for your screenshots, a placeholder will guide you until a name is entered.
• Real-Time Screenshot Count: Track how many screenshots have been taken during a session and how many are expected.
• Start Button: Centrally placed for easy interaction.
• Open-Source: Fully open-source and written in Rust, benefiting from Rust’s memory safety and performance.

How It Works

Overwatch is designed to be easy to use while providing full flexibility and control over your screenshot workflow. The tool allows users to configure the following options:

• Interval: Set how often the screenshots should be taken (in hours, minutes, and seconds).
• Duration: Define the total runtime of the screenshot session.
• Custom or Auto-Naming: Choose between timestamp-based filenames or custom names for each session. Placeholder text appears if no custom name is provided.
• Dark/Light Mode Toggle: Switch between a user-friendly light or dark theme.
• Screenshot Count: View the number of screenshots taken during the session.

Screenshots

Light Mode

Dark Mode

Installation

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have Rust installed on your machine. If not, you can install it by following the instructions at Rust's official website.

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/beaux-riel/overwatch.git
cd overwatch

Build the Project

To build the project, run:

cargo build --release

Run the Application

To launch Overwatch, use the following command:

cargo run

Usage

Once the application is running, the GUI allows you to:

1. Set the interval between screenshots.
2. Specify the total duration for the screenshot session.
3. Optionally, set a custom name for the screenshots (with a placeholder if the field is empty).
4. Toggle between light and dark mode.
5. Monitor how many screenshots have been taken during a session, and how many are expected.

Example Use Case

If you want to capture a screenshot every 10 seconds for 2 minutes with a custom name session1:

1. Set Interval to 0 hours, 0 minutes, 10 seconds.
2. Set Duration to 0 hours, 2 minutes, 0 seconds.
3. Toggle the "Custom name" checkbox and type in session1 (or use the placeholder to guide you).
4. Click the Start button, and Overwatch will capture and save 12 screenshots over the 2-minute period.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! If you’d like to contribute to Overwatch, here’s how you can help:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name.
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add some feature'.
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature-name.
5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Inspired by Apple Rewind for its clean, simple screenshot capture experience.
• Built with Rust for performance and memory safety.