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Recently, I've been working on Backdrop [1], a desktop app for taking and beautifying screenshots.

The idea came from trying to find a neat screenshot app on Linux for taking and sharing screenshots for another SaaS I'm working on: LanguagePuppy [2], but I couldn't find one that worked. So I rolled up my sleeves and started to make my own using Clojure.

The main features are: 1. Taking screenshots 2. Adding padding, shadow, and rounded corners to the screenshot 3. Adding background 4. Choosing the right ratio for your target social media 5. Adding watermark 6. And more

Eventually, it should work on Linux, Windows, and macOS when I launch.

P.S. I am building both with Clojure, a functional programming language, and Lisp.

[1] https://backdrop.whatacold.io/

[2] https://languagepuppy.com/



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