Joplin: Mobile - Add share menu

[chrootlogin]

Allow the sharing of pictures and links to Joplin Mobile.

Operating system

• iOS

Application

• Mobile

[foxmask]

which sharing of links ? because with android you can use the built-in share options and the URL of the webpage will be added to joplin.
Can't you do the same with iOS ?

[chrootlogin]

Nope, I can't share things on iOS to Joplin. Tested with Safari Browser and the Photos App.

[elasticfusion]

Agreed. you can share "from" Joplin but not "to" Joplin directly. By that I mean the Joplin app is nowhere to be found on "Activities" menu.

There are workarounds

. For example, there is a tight integration for photos:

• Share Photo

However, for other content links to web content, you are left with a clunky copy and paste exercise. Hope this helps.

[CalebJohn]

As a note for anyone looking to implement this. The android side of things is implemented with react-native-share-extension, it also supports ios but you need the ios dev tools to actual implement it. From the joplin side the code is cross platform you'll just need to remove an os check at root.js line 541 and note.js line 241

edit: This is no longer true, this library doesn't work anymore and we now use a simpler implementation.

[ufulu]

I would like to bump this feature implementation, as this is the only drawback i have from using this awesome tool on a daily basis. thanks in advance for all your great work!

[aritrakoley]

Sharing to Joplin from browsers:
In Android, sharing to Joplin from the Chrome browser just copies the url to a new note. It would be helpful if some details of the shared webpage were added to the note. For example, the title of the page, if possible, a screenshot, or summary, etc.
Sharing of other media:
Even if not for audio and video, a feature to share images to Joplin as notes should be a priority.

[CalebJohn]

Sharing is a fairly complicated os specific detail, and because of this Joplin uses a library to handle it. Unfortunately that library is fairly buggy and can't currently support those extra features. But we have our eye on it and will update when possible.

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[CalebJohn]

I think this should be re-opened, I don't think we have sharing on iOS yet.

[rallek]

Sharing on Android works. But it can be improved. There are only the markdown of an picture is transfered not the picture itself.

[jareware]

Was expecting to be able to share on iOS; would be a supremely useful addition!

[tatoosh]

this woud be a killer feature. all other notes app still can release this.
or is there a workaround?

[Aaryan-kapur]

Can I start working on this for my GSOC 2020 application!

[CalebJohn]

Of course, fair warning this is a fairly difficult feature so you may not make any large progress before the application deadline.

[Aaryan-kapur]

@CalebJohn thank you so much for the opportunity!
could you please assign me!

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[CalebJohn]

Not stale

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[CalebJohn]

Not stale

[Aaryan-kapur]

Hey @calebJohn I had applied for this problem as my GSOC Project, but unfortunately I didn’t make it! Can I collaborate with the student selected for this particular project??

[CalebJohn]

Hi @Aaryan-kapur , unfortunately we didn't get as many slots as we initially wanted so this project did not get a student. You are free to start looking into adding ios sharing support, but I would suggest you work on something easier while you build up confidence.

[Aaryan-kapur]

Thanks for the guidance! @CalebJohn, I will start looking into other problems too, and start working on this task too!
could you please assign me?

[blizzrdof77]

Thanks for the guidance! @CalebJohn, I will start looking into other problems too, and start working on this task too!
could you please assign me?

👆 _😀 __👍 Hi @CalebJohn -- Did you guys get this sorted out already? Otherwise, it sounds like @Aaryan-kapur wants to take a swing at it!

[CalebJohn]

@blizzrdof77 we haven't from Aaryan since that last comment 2 months ago. It would be great if he can make this work but it doesn't look like it's being actively worked on.

[adamj-codethink]

+1

[CLSherrod]

I think this is the last item on my checklist of things that I need before I can switch from Evernote to Joplin.

[stephenhouser]

+1

[cuiyuzhong]

+1

[Breuxi]

Hello, I recently got into the IOS Ecosystem and already thought about diving a bit more into IOS Development, now I found Joplin and I also need this Feature. So I would love to help on this :)

[lighthousebulb]

Sharing is a fairly complicated os specific detail, and because of this Joplin uses a library to handle it. Unfortunately that library is fairly buggy and can't currently support those extra features. But we have our eye on it and will update when possible.

@CalebJohn can you point out the used library? Are we able to push development on this?

[CalebJohn]

@lighthousebulb Joplin no longer uses the react-native-share-extension and instead has everything implemented natively for android. You can see the changes here. If you're interested in pushing this, go ahead! I'm sure a lot of IOS users would really appreciate it.