Faux Code Generator Alternatives

Apps similar to Faux Code Generator include Carbon, which is free and open source. Other options are Ray.so, termshot, Code Glory and Marmoset. You can choose from more than 10 Screenshot Capture Tools like Faux Code Generator for Mac, Linux, the web, self-hosting and Windows.

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  1. Carbon icon
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    You know all of those code screenshots you see on Twitter? Although the code's usually impressive, we saw room for improvement in the aesthetic department. Carbon is the easiest way to create beautiful images of your source code. So what are you waiting for?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. Ray.so icon
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    Web-based tool for generating customizable screenshots from source code, supporting syntax highlighting, dark and light modes, color and padding adjustments, high resolution, several export options, background transparency, and instant preview for sharing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  3. termshot icon
     1 like

    Captures terminal output as high-fidelity images directly from the command line, interprets ANSI codes for accurate colors and styles, and produces UI-like PNG screenshots ideal for documentation, tutorials, or sharing CLI results on Unix-like systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  4. Code Glory icon
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    Code Glory (previously Code Glorify) is just a simple way to beautify code using CSS effects. It's built for GitHub Pages and relies heavily on GitHub Gist for code references as well as CSS customization and .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Marmoset icon
     6 likes

    Create gorgeous code snapshots with Marmoset for Google Chrome .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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  6. Silicon icon
     1 like

    Create a beautiful image of your source code. Silicon is a simple CLI (commandline) tool to create great looking code screenshots. Also available as a plugin for Vim and GNU Emacs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. CodeGraphics icon
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    Create and post your beautiful source code on socials.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Glorious Demo is an open source javascript library that exposes an easy API to create animations for your code samples. Projects like https://nodecron.com/ are already using it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Source Code Shots provides an easy and API-accessible way to generate great looking images of source code for sharing on social media or elsewhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Petrify icon
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    Petrify (formerly Carbonize) converts your source code into beautiful shareable images through carbon.now.sh.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
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  11. Jarvis is a screen-aware desktop AI assistant that makes AI feel one shortcut away from whatever you are doing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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