A lightweight macOS menubar app that automatically uploads files to Chibisafe with instant URL sharing.

• ☁️ Automatic Uploads - Drop files in watched folder, get instant uploads
• 📋 Instant URLs - Public URLs copied to clipboard automatically
• 📝 Recent History - Last 10 uploads in menubar (click to open)
• 🧹 Auto Cleanup - Optionally delete old files to save storage
• 🎨 Native & Light - ~40MB memory, <1% CPU idle

# Install dependencies
brew install fswatch
xcode-select --install

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/lajlev/chibisafe-uploader.git
cd chibisafe-uploader
./build.sh

# Configure (see below)
nano chibisafe_watcher.env

# Run
open ChibisafeUploader.app

Create chibisafe_watcher.env:

CHIBISAFE_REQUEST_URL=https://your-server.com/api/upload
CHIBISAFE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
CHIBISAFE_ALBUM_UUID=your_album_uuid_here
CHIBISAFE_WATCH_DIR=/Users/yourusername/Uploads

# Optional: Auto-cleanup
CHIBISAFE_CLEANUP_ENABLED=false
CHIBISAFE_CLEANUP_AGE_DAYS=180

Get credentials from your Chibisafe:

• API Key: Dashboard → Settings → API Keys
• Album UUID: Select album, check URL or settings

Tips:

• Create watch directory: mkdir -p ~/Uploads
• Screenshot integration: defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Uploads && killall SystemUIServer

1. Drop files into your watch directory
2. URL automatically copied to clipboard
3. Click menubar ☁️ icon to view recent uploads
4. Click any filename to open its URL

Files not uploading?

# Check fswatch is running
ps aux | grep fswatch

# Run with logs visible
./.build/release/ChibisafeUploader

Common fixes:

• Install fswatch: brew install fswatch
• Verify .env file exists and paths are correct
• Ensure API key has upload (and admin for cleanup) permissions
• Check watch directory exists

System Settings → General → Login Items → Add ChibisafeUploader.app

MIT

Links: Repository • Issues • Chibisafe