pdfsync
Description as a Tweet:
pdfsync is a command-line tool to automatically sync Google Drive documents with PDF files on your PC!
Inspiration:
A lot of websites want you to upload your documents in PDF format. If there's a document you frequently make minor changes to, such as a resume, it can be tedious to re-download it as a PDF every time you update it.
What it does:
It automatically syncs Google Drive documents with PDF files on your PC.
How we built it:
Using Python and the Google API Client Libraries
Technologies we used:
- Python
Challenges we ran into:
Getting it to work on Unix (I have Windows), writing code to get alerted when a document actually changes
Accomplishments we're proud of:
Building something that's semi-useful (even if it'll take some more hackiing before it actually works)
What we've learned:
How to use the Google API Client Libraries
What's next:
- Kill the sync process when we're asked to stop syncing
- Add startup script for *nix systems
- Use Google Drive APIs to get notified when a document is changed
- Create a shell extension that uses the command-line version?
Built with:
Python?
Prizes we're going for:
- Best Beginner Software Hack
Team Members
Megan Vandre