(Project 65 ) - 🔗 LinkDrop

LinkDrop is a tiny Flask web app that lets you save useful links with optional notes — fast, simple, and distraction-free.

No accounts. No clutter. Just drop a link and move on.

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✨ Features

• Save links instantly
• Add optional notes
• View all saved links in one place
• Delete links you no longer need
• Clean, minimal UI
• Built with Flask + SQLite

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Python (Flask)
• Frontend: HTML, CSS (Jinja templates)
• Database: SQLite

📁 Project Structure

linkdrop/ ├── app.py ├── links.db ├── templates/ │ ├── base.html │ ├── index.html │ ├── links.html │ └── about.html ├── static/ │ └── style.css └── README.md

🚀 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the repo

bash git clone https://github.com/your-username/linkdrop.git cd linkdrop

2️⃣ Install dependencies

bash pip install flask

3️⃣ Set up the database

Create the SQLite table:

sql CREATE TABLE links ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, url TEXT NOT NULL, note TEXT, created_at TEXT );

4️⃣ Run the app

bash python app.py

Then open:

http://127.0.0.1:5000/

📌 Routes

• / — Add a new link
• /links — View all saved links
• /about — About the project
• /delete/<id> — Delete a link

🎯 Purpose

This project was built as a short learning exercise to practice:

• Flask routing
• Template rendering
• Form handling
• SQLite integration
• Basic CRUD operations

🔮 Possible Improvements

• URL validation
• Search & filtering
• Tags
• Confirmation dialogs
• Deployment

📜 License

MIT — use it, modify it, break it, improve it.

Built with ❤️ as a learning project.