SPT (Screenshots Parse Tool) exploits the "vulnerability" in the app, called "Lightshot" which is made for taking screenshots. This app is pretty popular and that's why it has over 4 billion stranger's screenshots saved. This "vulnerability" can show this screenshots, so SPT generates unique links to this screenshots, parses them and after saves them to the auto-created directory on your Desktop. You can see how it looks here.
"Lightshot" developers added the function of accessing to other user's screenshots on their website themselves, so SPT doesn't exploit any prohibited vulnerabilities.
Note: you need to have Python3 and Git installed in your system before moving to the program installation steps.
- Download install.sh script from the latest release.
- Open terminal in the directory with downloaded script and run the following command:
bash install.sh
- Finally, now you can always run SPT using this command:
spt
This method requires 'wget' to be installed in your system first.
- Run the following command:
wget https://github.com/codelao/Screenshots-Parse-Tool/raw/main/install.sh && bash install.sh
- Finally, now you can always run SPT using this command:
spt
Note: you need to have Python3 and Git installed in your system before moving to the program installation steps.
- Download install.bat script from the latest release.
- Open cmd in the directory with downloaded script and run the following command:
install
- Finally, now you can always run SPT using this command:
spt
Note: you might face popular Windows error while running the program for the first time. You can easily fix it using the command listed here.
This method requires 'wget' to be installed in your system first.
- Run the following command:
wget https://github.com/codelao/Screenshots-Parse-Tool/raw/main/install.bat && install
- Finally, now you can always run SPT using this command:
spt
Note: you might face popular Windows error while running the program for the first time. You can easily fix it using the command listed here.
As installation scripts automatically delete all unnecessary files, you can uninstall SPT only using this command:
pip3 uninstall Screenshots-Parse-Tool
- 'WARNING: The script spt.exe is installed in '\your\path\here' which is not on PATH. Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.'
This error usually occurs on Windows. You can fix it using this command:
setx PATH "%PATH%;\your\path\here"
Replace '\your\path\here' with the real path, which is specified in the error message.
- 'Check your internet connection or try again.'
- Program crashes after clicking on Launch button
This errors may occure not only because you don't have internet connection, but also because your internet is too slow.
- Conflict between PyQt5 and PyQt6
If program doesn't work because you have PyQt5 installed in your system, you should fully uninstall it before running the program next time.
- Nothing happens or an error occurs after running SPT
In this case you should try reinstalling SPT. Please, make sure that you don't get any installation errors. If you still can't fix this error, please report a bug here.
- Program crashes during parsing process
This error may occure because your internet connection is too slow.
Connecting your computer to the mobile internet can also cause problems with the program.