https://ss44.ca/tags/vue/Recent content in Vue on Shajinder Singh Padda ~ a guy sitting in front of a computerHugoen-caThu, 06 Aug 2026 20:58:34 -0400https://ss44.ca/notes/2026-08-06-keepsake/Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:58:34 -0400https://ss44.ca/notes/2026-08-06-keepsake/<p><strong> <a href="https://github.com/ss44/keepsake">Keepsake</a> </strong> is a friendly, cross-platform desktop application designed to help parents easily download <strong><em>their</em></strong> children&rsquo;s photos and videos from Brightwheel. It automatically handles session capture, deduplication, legacy migrations, and EXIF metadata restoration in a clean, local-first utility.</p> <figure class="center"> <img src="https://ss44.ca/notes/2026-08-06-keepsake/screenshot_hu_979947cb759aa09c.webp" alt="Keepsake App Interface" loading="lazy" width="458" height="500" /> </figure> <h3 id="the-motivation">The Motivation</h3> <p>One of the cool things that we as parents get that my parents never did is the added visibility into our kids&rsquo; lives while at school. Apps like Brightwheel have been great for schools to share photos and messages, and we always get a kick out of all the pictures we see.</p>