Most of us know that awful feeling you get when you’ve come across something inspirational on the Net but can no longer remember the URL. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if there was an easy-to-use app that would facilitate the collection & organization of these types of links, especially if you could save them at the click of a button & be able to add a description & perhaps even an image of the screen?
Collecta is an app that solves this problem by making the saving of screenshots easy. Also, it allows you to do so while automatically assigning a URL to the item along with a description. Collecting screenshots is particularly useful for Web developers & designers from a variety of fields, who might, for instance, want to keep a record of Web pages, pamphlet layouts or other well-designed elements they’ve found on the Internet.
In addition to simply collecting screenshots, Collecta also offers users the opportunity to collaborate with others by sharing collections. Users can invite team members, friends or family to their collections, which can also be organized into boards by type. Users can set permissions for their collections, so they can limit the sharing-pool specifically.
Users can add notes & tags to screenshots collected, as well, which makes them easier to navigate or search for especially if you’ve saved a lot of ideas.
If users have images they’ve saved to their devices previously, they can upload them to the app & add them to any collection, or start a new collection to house them. All interaction with the app is facilitated via a drag & drop interface, & the system is specifically designed to be flexible – Collecta allows you to save items on your own terms, you won’t be faced with a form forcing you to complete required steps before you save a screenshot or image.
The developers behind Collecta, Denys Petrov & IgorLanko, plan to add support for mobile alongside desktop in the near future, as well as the ability to import from Instagram, Tumblr & Pinterest. Currently, Collecta is in active Beta-testing phase, & access is by invitation only, so if you’d like to use the app you can sign up on the Collecta Website.
