DotShare

A VS Code extension that helps you share your project updates to social media using AI-powered content generation.

Features

• 🤖 AI-Powered Content Generation: Generate engaging social media posts using Gemini AI, OpenAI, or xAI
• ✏️ Manual Post Creation: Write and post content manually without AI assistance
• 📎 Enhanced Media Upload: Drag-and-drop and click-to-browse functionality for images and videos
• 🔗 LinkedIn Integration: Share posts directly to LinkedIn
• 📱 Telegram Support: Post to Telegram channels and groups
• 🐦 X/Twitter Integration: Post directly to X (formerly Twitter)
• 📘 Facebook Support: Share to Facebook profiles and pages
• 🔵 Discord Webhooks: Post updates to Discord channels
• 🟠 Reddit Integration: Submit posts to Reddit communities and user profiles (r/ and u/)
• 🌅 BlueSky Support: Early adopter integration with BlueSky social
• ⏰ Scheduled Posting: CLI tool for automated cross-platform posting
• 🌐 Multi-language Support: English, Arabic, and Russian
• 🎨 Interactive UI: Built-in webview for managing your posts with improved user experience
• 📊 Analytics Dashboard: Track posting performance across platforms

Installation

VS Code Extension

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "DotShare"
4. Click Install

CLI Scheduler

The CLI scheduler can be used independently for automated posting:

npm install -g dotshare
dotshare-scheduler --help

Usage

Generating Posts

1. Open your project in VS Code
2. Use Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
3. Run "DotShare: Generate Social Media Post with Gemini"
4. Choose your AI provider and customize the generated content

Sharing Posts

• Use "DotShare: Share to LinkedIn" to post to LinkedIn
• Use "DotShare: Share to Telegram" to post to Telegram groups/channels

The extension now supports sharing to multiple platforms including:

• LinkedIn (profiles)
• Telegram (bots, channels, groups)
• X/Twitter (tweets)
• Facebook (profiles and pages)
• Discord (webhooks)
• Reddit (submissions)
• BlueSky (posts)

Scheduled Posting

Use the CLI tool to schedule posts:

# Schedule a post for later
dotshare-scheduler schedule --platform linkedin --message "My post" --time "2025-10-04T10:00:00"

# Run the scheduler service
systemctl start dotshare-scheduler

Requirements

• VS Code 1.74.0 or higher
• Node.js 18.x or higher
• API keys for AI services (Gemini, OpenAI, etc.)
• API keys for social media platforms

Configuration

Set up your API keys in VS Code settings or environment variables:

• dotshare.geminiApiKey: For Gemini AI
• dotshare.openaiApiKey: For OpenAI
• dotshare.xaiApiKey: For xAI
• dotshare.linkedinToken: LinkedIn access token
• dotshare.telegramBot: Telegram bot token
• dotshare.telegramChat: Telegram chat ID
• dotshare.xAccessToken: X/Twitter access token
• dotshare.xAccessSecret: X/Twitter access secret
• dotshare.facebookToken: Facebook access token
• dotshare.facebookPageToken: Facebook page access token
• dotshare.facebookPageId: Facebook page ID
• dotshare.discordWebhookUrl: Discord webhook URL
• dotshare.redditClientId: Reddit client ID
• dotshare.redditClientSecret: Reddit client secret
• dotshare.redditAccessToken: Reddit access token
• dotshare.redditRefreshToken: Reddit refresh token
• dotshare.blueskyIdentifier: BlueSky username/handle
• dotshare.blueskyPassword: BlueSky app password

Development

git clone https://github.com/kareem2099/DotShare.git
cd DotShare
npm install
npm run compile
# Press F5 in VS Code to test

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for the latest updates.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

• 📧 Create an issue on GitHub
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