SnapGrid
Collect, organise, and analyize UI screenshots
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SnapGrid is an open-source desktop app for collecting, organizing, and analyzing UI screenshots. It uses AI to automatically detect UI components and patterns, making it a powerful tool for designers and developers.
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I just released a Mac app built entirely with AI—it's called SnapGrid!
SnapGrid is an evolution of an idea I first explored over 10 years ago with an app called Inboard. It's a simple, focused app designed specifically for designers who want to collect and organize screenshots of UI designs that inspire them.
The key difference now: AI handles the tagging automatically. You no longer need to manually categorize each screenshot—AI does it instantly, making your collections easier to manage and search.
Building SnapGrid highlighted how fundamentally AI is reshaping software development. With very basic coding knowledge, I was able to create a fully functional app. This shift dramatically expands what's possible, especially for niche applications and personal productivity tools.
Given how accessible software development is becoming, I'm excited about the potential rise in high-quality open-source projects built by people simply for fun and contribution. That's why I'm releasing SnapGrid as an open-source project. You can run it completely free, locally on your own Mac—you'll just need an OpenAI API key for image analysis.
Let me know if you have any suggestions or feedback!
Get it here: https://github.com/gustavscirulis/snapgrid
Useful idea. I'm not a developer but I work with frontend devs for UI designs quite a lot. Wish you had a website or an easier way to use this.
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@aishwaryalohi Thanks, makes sense. Having it be a mac app allows using it for free and without ads since no one has to pay for hosting of the screenshots. It also makes the app super fast since all files are stored locally.
Manna
Open-source + AI for UI analysis? 🚀 Love the transparency! Can it detect accessibility issues (e.g., color contrast) in components alongside visual patterns?
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@desmond_ren1 At the moment it's optimized to organise your screenshots by component so that you can easily find them later, rather than analyze the quality of the design, but interesting idea! Thanks!