Screenshot with QR Code Generator -- url to image(png)

This repository provides a Go program that captures a screenshot of a webpage, generates a QR code for the same URL, and overlays the QR code and the URL text on the screenshot. The final image is saved as a PNG file.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage
• Configuration
• Troubleshooting
• License

Introduction

The goal of this project is to demonstrate how to use Go with chromedp to automate web browsing and screenshot capture. Additionally, it uses the go-qrcode library to generate a QR code for the webpage URL and overlays both the QR code and the URL text on the captured screenshot.

Features

• Capture a screenshot of a webpage using headless Chrome.
• Generate a QR code for a specified URL.
• Overlay the QR code and URL text on the screenshot.
• Save the final composite image as a PNG file.

Requirements

To run this program, you will need:

• Go 1.16 or later
• Headless Chrome
• Fonts that support Truetype, like DejaVu Sans or any other Truetype font.
• The following Go packages:
  • github.com/chromedp/chromedp
  • github.com/golang/freetype
  • github.com/golang/freetype/truetype
  • github.com/skip2/go-qrcode
  • golang.org/x/image/font

Installation

1. Install Go: Ensure you have Go installed on your machine. You can download it from the official Go website.

2. Install Headless Chrome: If you haven't installed Chrome or Chromium yet, you can download it from here or use your package manager.

3. Get the required Go packages: Run the following command to install the necessary Go packages:

   go get -u github.com/chromedp/chromedp
   go get -u github.com/golang/freetype
   go get -u github.com/skip2/go-qrcode
   go get -u golang.org/x/image/font
   

4. Clone the repository:

  git clone https://github.com/logerror/url2img.git
  cd url2img

5. Build the program:

  go build -o url2img main.go

Usage

Run the compiled binary with:

./url2img <Url> <Image Path: eg: screenshot_with_qrcode.png>

example:  ./url2img https://logerror.github.io screenshot_with_qrcode.png

The program will capture a screenshot of the specified URL, generate a QR code, overlay the QR code and the URL text on the screenshot, and save the final image as screenshot_with_qrcode.png.