Code Screenshot

Turn code or JSON into a beautiful, shareable image. Export as PNG or copy to your clipboard.

example.json
// paste code to preview

The Code Screenshot generator turns code or JSON into a beautiful, shareable image — 12 gradient and solid backgrounds, an optional macOS-style window bar, light or dark themes, line numbers and adjustable font size. Export at 1x, 2x or 3x as a PNG, or copy it straight to your clipboard for Twitter/X, LinkedIn, slides and docs.

  • 12 gradient & solid backgrounds (plus transparent)
  • Toggle window bar, line numbers and light/dark theme
  • Adjustable font size and 1x/2x/3x export scale
  • Export PNG or copy to clipboard — 100% private

Make Code Look Great to Share

Paste any code or JSON, then make it yours: choose from 12 gradient and solid backgrounds (or transparent), toggle the macOS-style window bar and line numbers, switch between light and dark code themes, and set the font size. Export at 1x, 2x or 3x pixel density as a PNG, or copy the image straight to your clipboard — perfect for Twitter/X, LinkedIn, blog posts and slides. Everything is rendered locally in your browser.

How to Use It

  1. 1Paste your code or JSON snippet into the editor.
  2. 2Pick a background from the 12 gradient/solid presets, or transparent for pasting onto an existing design.
  3. 3Toggle the window bar and line numbers, switch light/dark theme, and adjust the font size until it reads well.
  4. 4Set the export scale — 2x or 3x for anything going into a retina-display slide, blog post, or high-DPI screen.
  5. 5Download as PNG, or copy straight to your clipboard and paste into a tweet, Slack message, or doc.

What Makes a Code Screenshot Look Professional

The details that separate a polished code screenshot from a plain terminal capture: consistent padding around the code so it doesn't feel cramped, a subtle background gradient rather than a flat color (adds depth without distracting from the code), a window bar that signals "this is a code editor" at a glance, and syntax highlighting that preserves the actual token structure — keywords, strings, comments — rather than just coloring text arbitrarily. Line numbers help when you're referencing a specific line in surrounding text ("see line 12"); turn them off for a cleaner look when the snippet is short enough to read at a glance.

Common Uses

  • Social mediaShare a code snippet on X/Twitter or LinkedIn that looks like a designed graphic, not a plain screenshot.
  • Blog posts and documentationGive a code example visual weight and consistency across a series of posts.
  • Slides and presentationsExport at 2x or 3x so code stays crisp when projected or viewed on a high-DPI display.
  • Pull request descriptionsHighlight the key change with a clean, readable image instead of a raw diff screenshot.
  • Sharing formatted JSONFormat a payload with the JSON Formatter first, then turn it into a shareable image for a report or ticket.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The image is rendered entirely in your browser from the on-page preview, so your code never leaves your device.

Yes. Use the Export selector to render at 1x, 2x or 3x pixel density — 2x or 3x stays crisp on retina displays and when embedded in slides or articles.

Yes. Toggle the # Line numbers button to show a line-number gutter, and turn off the Window bar for a cleaner, minimal look.

Some browsers restrict copying images to the clipboard. If copy fails, use Download PNG instead — it works everywhere.

Yes. Format it with the JSON Formatter first, then paste it here for a clean, shareable image.

Same core idea — turn code into a shareable image — but this one is built into the same toolkit you're already formatting and converting JSON in, with no separate site or account, and it includes presets tuned for pasting JSON specifically.

1x for a quick inline chat message where file size matters, 2x for most blog and social use, and 3x when the image will be displayed large — a presentation slide or a printed document — since it stays sharp at bigger sizes.

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