Pixora

Pixora is an Expo + React Native image discovery app powered by the Pixabay API. Search photos, browse categories, apply filters, and view results in a masonry grid. Save/share images on mobile, or copy links on web.

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Repository description (GitHub-ready)

Pixora - Expo/React Native image search & wallpaper browser powered by the Pixabay API, with categories, filters, masonry grid, and save/share.

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📥 Downloads

• ⬇️ Download APK

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Features

• Debounced search + infinite scrolling feed
• Category browsing + filter modal (type, colors, etc.)
• Masonry grid layout via @shopify/flash-list
• Fullscreen image view with download/share actions
• Media library integration via expo-media-library

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Tech stack

• Expo (SDK 53) + React Native (0.79) + expo-router
• axios for API calls (Pixabay)
• @gorhom/bottom-sheet for filters UI
• expo-image, expo-media-library, expo-file-system, expo-sharing

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Getting started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (>= 16)
• npm

Installation

npm install

Run

npm run start

Platform

# Android
npm run android

# iOS
npm run ios

# Web
npm run web

Lint

npm run lint

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Configuration

The Pixabay API key is currently defined in api/index.js as API_KEY. For production, move it to an environment-based config (for example EXPO_PUBLIC_PIXABAY_API_KEY) and avoid committing secrets.

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Project structure

• app/: routes (expo-router)
  • app/index.jsx: landing screen
  • app/home/index.jsx: home feed (search/categories/filters)
  • app/home/Image.jsx: image modal (download/share)
• api/: Pixabay API wrapper
• components/: UI building blocks (filters, grid, cards)
• constants/: theme + filter data
• helpers/: layout + utility helpers

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