Show HN: Scroll-It – a Reddit thread auto-scroller for subreddit image threads

2 points by modelorona 8 hours ago

Hey there!

I want to tell you about Scroll-It (https://scroll-it.xyz), a little side project I've been working on. I first made it back in 2020 to learn about VueJS and Vuetify, and I've just finished giving it a big update. You can see the source code on github (https://github.com/modelorona/scroll-it)

Scroll-It is a simple gallery auto-scroller that lets you look through Reddit image posts. You can either go through them manually in the gallery view, or you can start a slideshow from any picture.

I recently rewrote the whole thing to work with newer versions of Vue and Vuetify.

The new version does pretty much the same stuff as before, but it should work faster and use your screen space more effectively. It does not have a backend and instead queries the Reddit JSON API directly, parses it, and displays the images.

While working on this, I got help from AI tools like Claude, Codium, and ChatGPT. Claude was usually the most helpful, especially for tricky questions. Codium was good for small tasks but struggled with complex queries.

I've got some ideas for what to add next, like using keyboard shortcuts, server-side rendering, and lazy-loading images.

I'd love to know what you think about Scroll-It! Add a comment below, or feel free to submit an issue directly on the github.