Reddit Pic is a Google Chrome Extension that uses various API to replace the default new tab and display a new aesthetic one. The tab features the date and the time on the left, a high quality picture in the center, and the temperature on the right. The date and time is taken from the javascript Date() object. The picture is taken from the top post of the day from the Reddit.com subreddit r/itookapicture. The weather information is taken from the weather API Dark Sky. The background colors are taken from the Imagga API after the picture is sent to it.
In order to get this developer version of the extension running on your own computer there are a few steps that you need to take:
- Download this repository to your computer and unzip it
- Go into the extension settings of your chrome browser (Settings -> More Tools -> Extensions)
- In the upper right hand corner of the window enable Developer mode
- Click Load unpacked in the upper left of your screen
- Locate and select the unzipped extension folder
- Open a new tab and view the extension!
There are three interactive parts of this extension:
- Click on the image in order to go to its associated r/itookapicture subreddit post
- Click on the temperature in order to enter a new zipcode
- Click on one of the three buttons in the upper right corner to change the displayed picture