Source Code Shots Alternatives

Source Code Shots is described as 'Provides an easy and API-accessible way to generate great looking images of source code for sharing on social media or elsewhere' and is an website in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Source Code Shots, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Self-Hosted and Windows apps. The best Source Code Shots alternative is Carbon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Source Code Shots are Karbonized, Ray.so, Faux Code Generator and Codeimg.

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  1. Carbon icon

    Carbon

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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?

    32 Carbon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • Carbon is the most popular Web-based alternative to Source Code Shots.

    • Carbon is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Source Code Shots.

    • Carbon is Free and Open SourceSource Code Shots is Free and Proprietary
  2. Karbonized icon

    Karbonized

     14 likes

    Make awesome images of your code or your screenshots.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    Karbonized Landing
     

    • Karbonized is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Source Code Shots.

    • Karbonized is Free and Open SourceSource Code Shots is Free and Proprietary
    • Karbonized is LightweightSource Code Shots is not according to our users
  4. Ray.so icon

    Ray.so

     8 likes

    Ray.so lets coders easily create beautiful screenshots of source code through a fast web app with options for dark and light mode, color adjustments and padding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Faux Code Generator icon

    Faux Code Generator

     2 likes

    Faux Code Generator lets you easily turn your code into faux code. Just post your code for free to GitHub Gist then paste the url in the app. A couple options let you specify dark or light theme and line end visual styling.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Faux Code Generator screenshot 1
     

    • Faux Code Generator is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Source Code Shots.

    • Faux Code Generator is Free and Open SourceSource Code Shots is Free and Proprietary
  6. Codeimg icon

    Codeimg

     2 likes

    Create and share beautiful images of your source code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Code Glory icon

    Code Glory

     2 likes

    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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  10. Codepng icon

    Codepng

     3 likes

    Codepng allows you to create awesome snapshots from your source code that you can share on social media. Choose between beautiful hand-selected background gradients and editor themes before exporting your code to PNG images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Codepng app
     

    • Codepng is the most popular SaaS alternative to Source Code Shots.

    • Codepng is Free and ProprietarySource Code Shots is also Free and Proprietary
  11. Silicon icon

    Silicon

     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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  12. CodeGraphics icon

    CodeGraphics

     1 like

    Create and post your beautiful source code on socials.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    CodeGraphics screenshot 1
     

    • CodeGraphics is the most popular commercial alternative to Source Code Shots.

    • CodeGraphics is Paid and ProprietarySource Code Shots is Free and Proprietary
  13. Petrify icon

    Petrify

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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. Glorious Demo icon

    Glorious Demo

     Like

    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
    Glorious Demo screenshot 1
     
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