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🎯 Koubou (工房) - The artisan workshop for App Store screenshots

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🎯 Koubou (工房) - The Artisan Workshop for App Store Screenshots

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Koubou (工房) transforms YAML into handcrafted App Store screenshots with artisan quality.

工房 (koubou) means "artisan's workshop" in Japanese - where masters create their finest work. Every screenshot is carefully crafted with professional precision using device frames, rich backgrounds, and elegant typography.

✨ Features

  • 🎨 100+ Device Frames - iPhone 16 Pro, iPad Air M2, MacBook Pro, Apple Watch Ultra, and more
  • 🌈 Professional Backgrounds - Linear, radial, conic gradients with precise color control
  • ✨ Rich Typography - Advanced text overlays with stroke, alignment, wrapping, and custom fonts
  • 🌈 Gradient Typography - Linear, radial, and conic gradients for text with custom color stops
  • 📱 YAML-First Configuration - Elegant, declarative screenshot definitions
  • 🚀 Batch Processing - Generate multiple screenshots efficiently from a single config
  • 🔧 Flexible API - Both simple and advanced configuration options
  • 💎 Artisan Quality - Pixel-perfect output ready for App Store submission

📦 Installation

Package Managers (Recommended)

PyPI (All Platforms)

pip install koubou

macOS/Linux - Homebrew

brew install bitomule/tap/koubou

Python Developers

pip install koubou[dev]  # With development dependencies

Manual Installation

Option 1: Install Script (Recommended)

git clone https://github.com/bitomule/koubou.git
cd koubou
./install.sh

Option 2: From Source

git clone https://github.com/bitomule/koubou.git
cd koubou
pip install .

Verification

Verify your installation:

kou --version
kou --help

🚀 Quick Start

# Create a sample configuration
kou create_config my-screenshots.yaml

# Generate screenshots
kou generate my-screenshots.yaml

# List available device frames
kou list_frames

🎨 Configuration

Create elegant screenshots with YAML configuration:

project:
  name: "My Beautiful App"
  output_dir: "Screenshots/Generated"

devices:
  - "iPhone 15 Pro Portrait"

defaults:
  background:
    type: linear
    colors: ["#E8F0FE", "#F8FBFF"]
    direction: 180

screenshots:
  - name: "welcome_screen"
    content:
      - type: "text"
        content: "Beautiful App"
        position: ["50%", "15%"]
        size: 48
        color: "#8E4EC6"
        weight: "bold"
      - type: "text"
        content: "Transform your workflow today"
        position: ["50%", "25%"]
        size: 24
        color: "#1A73E8"
      - type: "image"
        asset: "screenshots/home.png"
        position: ["50%", "60%"]
        scale: 0.6
        frame: true

Advanced Configuration

project:
  name: "Feature Showcase"
  output_dir: "Screenshots/Generated"

devices:
  - "iPhone 15 Pro Portrait"

defaults:
  background:
    type: radial
    colors: ["#ff9a9e", "#fecfef", "#feca57"]

screenshots:
  - name: "ai_analysis"
    content:
      - type: "text"
        content: "✨ AI-Powered Analysis"
        position: ["50%", "10%"]
        size: 42
        color: "#2c2c54"
        weight: "bold"
      - type: "text"
        content: "Smart insights at your fingertips"
        position: ["50%", "20%"]
        size: 28
        color: "#1A73E8"
      - type: "image"
        asset: "screenshots/analysis.png"
        position: ["50%", "65%"]
        scale: 0.5
        frame: true

Gradient Text Configuration

screenshots:
  - name: "gradient_showcase"
    content:
      - type: "text"
        content: "🌈 Gradient Magic"
        position: ["50%", "15%"]
        size: 48
        gradient:
          type: linear
          colors: ["#FF6B6B", "#4ECDC4", "#45B7D1"]
          direction: 45
        weight: "bold"
      - type: "text"
        content: "Beautiful gradients for stunning text"
        position: ["50%", "25%"]
        size: 24
        gradient:
          type: radial
          colors: ["#667eea", "#764ba2"]
          center: ["50%", "50%"]
          radius: "70%"
      - type: "text"
        content: "Advanced Color Control"
        position: ["50%", "35%"]
        size: 28
        gradient:
          type: linear
          colors: ["#f093fb", "#f5576c", "#4facfe"]
          positions: [0.0, 0.3, 1.0]
          direction: 90
        stroke_width: 2
        stroke_gradient:
          type: linear
          colors: ["#333333", "#666666"]
          direction: 45

🎯 Commands

  • kou generate <config.yaml> - Generate screenshots from configuration
  • kou create_config <output.yaml> - Create a sample configuration file
  • kou list_frames - List all available device frames
  • kou --version - Show version information
  • kou --help - Show detailed help

Command Options

# Override output directory
kou generate config.yaml --output ./custom-screenshots

# Use custom frame directory
kou generate config.yaml --frames ./my-frames

# Enable verbose logging
kou generate config.yaml --verbose

# Create config with custom project name
kou create_config config.yaml --name "My App Screenshots"

Note: Commands use underscores (create_config, list_frames) following Python naming conventions.

🎨 Device Frames

Koubou includes 100+ professionally crafted device frames:

iPhone Frames

  • iPhone 16 Pro (Black, Desert, Natural, White Titanium)
  • iPhone 16 (Black, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine, White)
  • iPhone 15 Pro/Max (All titanium colors)
  • iPhone 14 Pro/Max, 12-13 series, and more

iPad Frames

  • iPad Air 11"/13" M2 (Blue, Purple, Space Gray, Stardust)
  • iPad Pro 11"/13" M4 (Silver, Space Gray)
  • iPad Pro 2018-2021, iPad mini, and classic models

Mac & Watch Frames

  • MacBook Pro 2021 (14" & 16"), MacBook Air 2020/2022
  • iMac 24" Silver, iMac 2021
  • Apple Watch Series 4/7, Watch Ultra

📖 YAML API Reference

Project Configuration

project:
  name: string               # Project name
  output_dir: string         # Output directory (default: "output")

devices: [string, ...]       # Target device list (e.g., ["iPhone 15 Pro Portrait"])

defaults:                    # Default settings applied to all screenshots
  background:                # Default background configuration
    type: "solid" | "linear" | "radial" | "conic"
    colors: [string, ...]    # Hex colors array
    direction: float?        # Degrees for gradients (default: 0)

Screenshot Configuration

screenshots:
  - name: string             # Screenshot identifier
    content:                 # Array of content items
      - type: "text" | "image"
        # Text content properties
        content: string?     # Text content (for type: "text")
        position: [string, string]  # Position as ["x%", "y%"] or ["xpx", "ypx"]
        size: int?           # Font size (default: 24)
        color: string?       # Hex color (default: "#000000")
        weight: string?      # "normal" or "bold" (default: "normal")
        alignment: string?   # "left", "center", "right" (default: "center")
        # Image content properties
        asset: string?       # Image file path (for type: "image")
        scale: float?        # Scale factor (default: 1.0)
        frame: bool?         # Apply device frame (default: false)

Background Configuration

background:
  type: "solid" | "linear" | "radial" | "conic"
  colors: [string, ...]      # Hex colors (e.g., ["#667eea", "#764ba2"])
  direction: float?          # Degrees for linear gradients (default: 0)
  center: [string, string]?  # Center point for radial/conic ["x%", "y%"]

Content Items

# Text Content Item
- type: "text"
  content: string            # Text to display
  position: [string, string] # Position as ["50%", "20%"] or ["100px", "50px"]
  size: int                  # Font size in pixels (default: 24)
  
  # Fill Options (choose exactly one):
  color: string              # Solid color (hex format, e.g., "#000000")
  # OR
  gradient:                  # Text gradient
    type: "linear" | "radial" | "conic"
    colors: [string, ...]    # Hex colors array (minimum 2)
    positions: [float, ...]? # Color stops 0.0-1.0 (optional)
    direction: float?        # Angle in degrees (linear)
    center: [string, string]? # Center point (radial/conic)
    radius: string?          # Radius for radial ("50%", "100px")
    start_angle: float?      # Starting angle (conic)
  
  weight: string             # "normal" or "bold" (default: "normal")
  alignment: string          # "left", "center", "right" (default: "center")
  
  # Stroke Options (optional):
  stroke_width: int?         # Stroke width in pixels
  stroke_color: string?      # Solid stroke color (hex format)
  # OR
  stroke_gradient:           # Gradient stroke (same structure as gradient)

# Image Content Item
- type: "image"
  asset: string              # Path to image file
  position: [string, string] # Position as ["50%", "60%"] or ["200px", "300px"]
  scale: float               # Scale factor (default: 1.0)
  frame: bool                # Apply device frame around image (default: false)

🏗️ Architecture

Koubou uses a clean, modular architecture:

  • CLI Layer (koubou.cli): Command-line interface with rich output
  • Configuration (koubou.config): Pydantic-based type-safe configuration
  • Generation Engine (koubou.generator): Core screenshot generation logic
  • Renderers (koubou.renderers): Specialized rendering for backgrounds, text, frames
  • Device Frames (koubou.frames): 100+ device frame assets and metadata

🔧 Development

Setup Development Environment

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/bitomule/koubou.git
cd koubou

# Install in development mode with all dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Run linting
black src/ tests/
isort src/ tests/ 
flake8 src/ tests/
mypy src/

Running Tests

# Run all tests with coverage
pytest -v --cov=src/koubou

# Run specific test file
pytest tests/test_generator.py -v

# Run with live output
pytest -s

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Make your changes
  4. Run tests and linting (pytest, black, isort, flake8, mypy)
  5. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
  6. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  7. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

🎯 Koubou Philosophy

In the spirit of Japanese craftsmanship, Koubou embodies:

  • 職人気質 (Shokunin-kishitsu) - Artisan spirit and dedication to craft
  • 完璧 (Kanpeki) - Pursuit of perfection in every detail
  • 簡潔 (Kanketsu) - Elegant simplicity in design and usage
  • 品質 (Hinshitsu) - Uncompromising quality in output

Every screenshot generated by Koubou reflects these values - carefully crafted, pixel-perfect, and ready for the world's most demanding app stores.

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