Pintree

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Pintree is an open-source project aimed at exporting browser bookmarks into a navigation website. With a few simple steps, you can convert your bookmarks into a beautiful and easy-to-use navigation page.

Project Features and Goals

• Export browser bookmarks
• Convert bookmark files to JSON format
• Generate a static navigation website

If you are interested in this project, you can scan the QR code to join the group, or add my WeChat: Gift_wei, and I will invite you to the development group.

This project is not officially released yet but is available for testing. Here is a simple tutorial; follow the steps below to get started.

Installation and Usage

Step 1: Fork the Project

Click the Fork button at the top right of this page to fork the project to your GitHub account.

Step 2: Download Browser Bookmarks

1. Open Chrome browser.
2. Type chrome://bookmarks/ in the address bar and press Enter.
3. Click the three-dot menu at the top right of the page and select Export bookmarks.
4. Save the bookmark file to your computer.

Step 3: Convert Bookmark File

1. Open your browser and visit Pintree JSON Converter.
2. Click the Choose file button and select the bookmark file you just saved (in HTML format).
3. Click the Convert button, and the website will automatically convert the bookmark file to JSON format.
4. Once the conversion is complete, click Download JSON file to download the converted file to your computer.

Step 4: Replace JSON File

1. Open the pintree repository in your GitHub account (the project you just forked).
2. Click the json folder in the repository.
3. Click the Upload files button, select the JSON file you just downloaded, and upload it.
4. Make sure to name the uploaded file pintree.json and select Commit changes.

Step 5: Enable GitHub Pages

1. In your pintree repository page, click Settings.
2. Find the Pages option.
3. In the Source dropdown menu, select the gh-pages branch, then click Save.
4. After a few minutes, your static website will be available at https://yourusername.github.io/pintree. Remember to replace yourusername.

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By following the steps above, you have successfully completed the installation and setup of the Pintree project. If you encounter any issues, join the group for more help.

Technologies Used

• HTML/CSS/JavaScript
• JSON processing
• Static site hosting

Contribution Guide

We welcome contributions and suggestions! Please follow these steps to participate in the project:

1. Fork this repository: https://github.com/Pintree-io/pintree/tree/main
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature)
5. Submit a Pull Request

Please note that the main branch is for source code, while the gh-pages branch is for the static website code. Develop and commit to the main branch, and we will handle packaging and publishing to the gh-pages branch.

Contact Information

For any questions or suggestions, please contact us through:

• Project website: Pintree
• Email: [email protected]
• WeChat: Gift_wei

Thank you for using and supporting Pintree!