Inspiration I kept missing awesome UTD events, even though I’d snap pics of the posters in the hallway. I figured—why not turn those images into calendar events automatically?
What it does Save the Date! takes a picture of an event poster and converts it into an .ics calendar file, so you can easily add it to your calendar and never miss out.
How we built it We used OpenAI to extract event information from the poster images. Then, we formatted that info into a .ics file and even included a feature to send it via email.
Challenges we ran into The biggest challenge was converting the extracted JSON data into a proper .ics file format that plays nicely with all calendar apps.
Accomplishments that we're proud of Automating the flow from image to calendar file
Integrating OpenAI for smart text extraction
Getting the .ics format right for cross-platform compatibility
What we learned How .ics files work under the hood
Best practices for working with image-to-text models
Integrating different tools and APIs into a seamless workflow
What's next for Save the Date! Add OCR for handwritten posters
Build a mobile app version
Add automatic calendar syncing
Support batch uploads for multiple events at once
Built With
- llm
- openai
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