Camera Capture for AppSheet

CAMERA CAPTURE FOR APPSHEET Tired of having to open your phone camera app, save a photo, and then upload it manually every time AppSheet asks for a photo? Camera Capture for AppSheet adds a Camera button directly inside your AppSheet application, right below every photo or image upload field. Click it, take your photo from your webcam, preview it, and save it — all without leaving the page. ───────────────────────────────── WHY YOU NEED THIS ───────────────────────────────── AppSheet does not have built-in webcam capture on desktop. Every time a user needs to upload a photo — a student ID, a site inspection image, a document scan — they have to: 1. Take the photo on a phone or external camera 2. Transfer the file to the computer 3. Manually upload it through the file picker With Camera Capture for AppSheet, all of that becomes a single click. It works directly inside the browser, on any AppSheet app, with any webcam. ───────────────────────────────── HOW IT WORKS ───────────────────────────────── 1. Open any AppSheet app that has a photo or image field 2. A Camera button appears automatically below the upload field 3. Choose your camera from the dropdown (supports multiple cameras) 4. Click Capture to take the photo 5. Review the preview — not happy? Click Retake 6. Click Save — the photo is uploaded directly into AppSheet That's it. No file picker. No transfers. No extra steps. ───────────────────────────────── KEY FEATURES ───────────────────────────────── - One-click webcam capture inside AppSheet No need to leave the page or open any other app. - Works with any camera Integrated webcam, USB camera, or multiple cameras — switch between them instantly from the dropdown. - Remembers your preferred camera Your camera choice is saved automatically and restored every session. - Retake before you save Preview the captured photo and retake it if needed before it is uploaded to AppSheet. - Supports all camera resolutions 1080p, 4K, 4:3, portrait — any resolution is displayed correctly and captured at full native quality. - Responsive modal Works in AppSheet's embedded panel view, split-screen, and full-screen modes without clipping or cropping. - Kill switch built in Click the extension icon to instantly disable it on any page without uninstalling. - Completely private No data leaves your browser. No external servers. No analytics. Camera access is released the moment you close the capture window. ───────────────────────────────── PERFECT FOR ───────────────────────────────── Schools and Universities Student ID photo capture during registration and enrollment. Clinics and Healthcare Patient photo capture directly into records management apps. Field and Site Inspections On-site document and equipment photo capture without file transfers. HR and Onboarding Employee ID and badge photos captured directly in your HR workflow. Government and Admin Any registration or credentialing workflow that requires a photo. ───────────────────────────────── PRIVACY AND SECURITY ───────────────────────────────── This extension does not collect, transmit, store, or share any personal data or images. Camera access is only active while the capture modal is open and is fully released when you close it or navigate away. Permissions used: - Camera (getUserMedia) — to display the live viewfinder and capture photos - Storage — to remember your preferred camera between sessions - Tabs — to detect whether the extension is active on the current page Source code is available for review. No obfuscated scripts. ───────────────────────────────── GETTING STARTED ───────────────────────────────── 1. Install the extension 2. Open any AppSheet application in Chrome 3. Navigate to a record with a photo or image field 4. Look for the Camera button below the file upload field 5. Click it and start capturing No sign-in. No configuration. No account required.