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Code to Image Converter

Convert code snippets into beautiful, shareable images with syntax highlighting and customizable themes

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Code to Image Converter

Convert your code snippets into beautiful, shareable images with syntax highlighting

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About Code to Image Converter

The Code to Image Converter tool transforms your code snippets into visually appealing images with professional syntax highlighting. Perfect for sharing code on social media, creating documentation, presentations, or tutorials. Supports multiple programming languages and customizable themes.

✨ Key Benefits

  • Create beautiful code screenshots instantly
  • Professional syntax highlighting for 20+ languages
  • Multiple customizable themes (Dark, Light, Dracula, etc.)
  • Perfect for social media sharing
  • High-quality PNG and SVG export options
  • Adjustable font sizes and padding
  • Copy to clipboard or download directly
  • No watermarks or branding
  • Works entirely in your browser

🚀 Features

  • Syntax highlighting for 20+ programming languages
  • Multiple beautiful themes (VS Code Dark, Light, Dracula, etc.)
  • Customizable font family and size
  • Adjustable padding and margins
  • Line numbers toggle
  • Window chrome styling options
  • High-resolution image export
  • PNG and SVG format support
  • Real-time preview
  • Responsive design

💡 Use Cases

  • Creating code screenshots for social media
  • Documentation and tutorial creation
  • Presentation slides and talks
  • Code review and collaboration
  • Educational content creation
  • Portfolio and resume enhancement
  • Blog posts and articles
  • Technical interview preparation

🎯 Fun Facts

  • Code screenshots are 3x more engaging on social media than plain text
  • The first syntax highlighter was created in 1988 for the C language
  • VS Code's syntax highlighting uses TextMate grammars
  • The Dracula theme is used by over 2 million developers worldwide
  • Code images help explain complex concepts 60% faster than text
  • GitHub's code syntax highlighting supports over 200 languages
  • The Monaco editor (VS Code's editor) processes over 1 billion lines daily
  • Syntax highlighting reduces code reading time by up to 30%

📚 Historical Context

  • The first code editor with syntax highlighting was released in 1982
  • TextMate (2004) popularized grammar-based syntax highlighting
  • Sublime Text (2008) introduced minimap and multiple selections
  • VS Code (2015) made Monaco editor the industry standard
  • GitHub introduced syntax highlighting in 2008
  • The concept of 'themes' for code editors started in the 1990s
  • Modern syntax highlighting uses tokenization and parsing techniques