Alpha Img
Alpha Img is a small web project that aims to solve the following problem:
During my work I often have to prepare presentations where I have to include logos of various solutions that I’ve used in the projects. Looking for these logos is easy in Google, however, it requires you to go and select proper filtering in Google Images search every time, making it a bit tedious.
Alpha Img is a simple search engine that returns ONLY images that are transparent. It also allows you to quickly save/copy/preview the image with a single click.
The solution consists of (the code is available on GitHub):
A public instance of the solution is deployed to Heroku at
https://alpha-imgs-spa.herokuapp.com/.
Heroku no longer offers free hosting, I’ll be looking for some alternative
solutions.
The web-api backend uses Google Search API to retrieve the results.
Technologies
- .NET Core (C#)
- Vue.js