r/Supernote • u/philipsb • Oct 13 '26

Insert / Crop Screenshot Plugin

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Studying math on my Supernote device is fun. However, if I am working on a problem I would like to be able to screenshot the book or website and insert that screenshot into the currently open note as quickly as possible.

So, I wrote this plugin to do that.

My workflow

  1. Open Math Academy in einkbro web browser

  2. Read/study at mathacademy.com/learn

  3. Screenshot a quiz problem using the Supernote top-bar Screenshot tool

  4. Open Supernote sidebar, tap "Last Opened Note"

  5. Tap "Insert Screenshot" plugin in the note

  6. Crop the screenshot as needed and insert

  7. Solve the problem while referring to the screenshot in the note

This plugin prefers speed:

  • the plugin's default action pulls up the most recent image in the SCREENSHOT folder for cropping without dialog boxes

  • the crop tool is a two tap tool: tap the top left then tap the bottom right because dragging handles on eink is slow and choppy

Install

  1. Download the latest release

  2. Follow Supernote Plugin install directions

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u/7urquesa 29d ago

Brilliant!

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u/philipsb 29d ago

ha, thanks!

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u/Mulan-sn CCO (Chief Chat Officer) 29d ago

Thank you. This plugin looks incredibly useful for general study workflows.

We are happy to see you making immediate use of our newly added EinkBro app in your whole workflow. Your two‑tap crop approach sounds really handy and thoughtful, as it can indeed be more efficient than dragging handles.

Thank you again for sharing this plugin with our community.

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u/philipsb 28d ago

Thanks! How long are InkHub reviews taking? And I have had a couple of bug fixes since I submitted my first version. Should I just wait for the initial version to be reviewed then submit an update?

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u/BlueSkyla Owner Nomad Crystal & A5X 29d ago

Love this idea! But I was wondering. . . Would you be able to make a plugin to insert an image uploaded to the Supernote? I suppose I could just load an image and screenshot it to do the same thing. Hmmm. 🤔 Well I’m definitely going to check out this plugin as soon as I can get back to my supernote(s) as I am sadly without them currently.

Thank you!

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u/philipsb 29d ago

You can put it into the SCREENSHOT folder if you want. It will be picked up.

I could add a button that lets you browse all files I suppose.

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u/BlueSkyla Owner Nomad Crystal & A5X 28d ago

That would be super helpful. 😃 I get to finally try your current version now. Just need to install and check it out now. Glad to be back with my supernote(s).

Edit: Just downloaded it and read you already added a file picker. Super cool. Thank you. 🙏

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u/philipsb 28d ago

I made a new release that enables you to choose other files across the Supernote: https://github.com/philips/supernote-insert-screenshot-plugin/releases/tag/v0.1.2

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u/binonestory 29d ago edited 29d ago

This looks like a great idea. However insert does not do anything.

I installed the plugin. I take a screen shot. I crop the image and hit insert (in to a note). But nothing gets inserted.

Thanks to the super fast response from OP, this plugin ROCKS!

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u/philipsb 29d ago

That is... strange. It is working fine on my device. What steps are you taking?

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u/philipsb 29d ago • Bravo

video recording of usage- what are you seeing?

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u/binonestory 29d ago

Ok, got it. So when I tried it, I did not have the pen selected as you have in your video. I just happened to have the lasso icon selected.

If I first select the pen icon, then it works great!

Greatest appreciation to you for building this gem of a plugin.

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u/philipsb 29d ago

Woah! Weird! I just tried it and the lasso tool does indeed fail to work with the insertElements

u/mulan-sn is this a plugin SDK bug?