Code to Image

What is the Code to Image tool?

This code to image tool turns a snippet of source code into a polished, shareable picture — the kind of code screenshot you see on X, LinkedIn, slides and blog posts. Paste your code, pick from more than fifty languages, and choose a syntax theme from a curated set of more than twenty, including One Dark, Dracula, Nord and Synthwave. Drop the snippet onto one of twenty-two gradient backdrops, or switch the background off entirely for a transparent export.

The preview updates live as you type, so styling is immediate: adjust padding and font size, toggle line numbers and the macOS-style window bar, and add a filename to the title. When it looks right, download a crisp high-resolution PNG or copy the image straight to your clipboard and paste it into a chat, doc or deck. It works as a free Carbon alternative with one structural difference — rendering happens 100% in your browser. Tools that generate share links have to send your snippet to their servers to store it; here nothing is uploaded, which matters when the code you are sharing is proprietary.

There is no sign-up, no watermark and no export limit, and the page keeps working offline once loaded. Because it runs client-side, it is just as usable on a phone as on a desktop — paste, style, export, post.

How to use the Code to Image

1. Paste or type your code into the editor.
2. Choose the language and pick a syntax theme.
3. Select a gradient backdrop, or turn the background off for a transparent PNG.
4. Adjust padding and font size, and toggle line numbers, the window bar and a filename title.
5. Download the high-resolution PNG or copy the image straight to your clipboard.

Frequently asked questions