Lens Screen Snipper

A lightweight Python tool to capture a screen region anywhere on OS and open it directly in Google Lens.

What It Does

• Shows a full-screen snipping overlay.
• Lets you drag to select a capture area.
• Saves the selection as a temporary JPEG.
• Opens your browser and posts the image to Google Lens.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+ (tested with Python 3.14)
• tkinter
• Pillow

Installation

python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

python main.py

1. Drag to select the region.
2. Release mouse button.
3. Press Esc to cancel.

Project Structure

• main.py: app entry point
• screen_sniper.py: snipping UI and capture logic
• lens_bridge.py: browser handoff and Google Lens upload
• requirements.txt: Python dependencies

(optional) AutoHotkey script binding to key

1. Install AutoHotkey v2.0
2. Create a new file lens.ahk
3. Add the following code to lens.ahk:

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

F8::
{
    Run 'pythonw "C:\Users\your_username\lens\main.py"', , 'Hide'
}

Change your_username and F8 to your actual username and hotkey.

Notes

• The tool relies on the current Google Lens upload endpoint and browser behavior, which may change over time.
• Temporary files are created during execution (captured image and handoff HTML).