5 Best Ways to Screenshot Your Code

Bharti Kumari
3 min readJul 16, 2022

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There will almost certainly be a need to capture a code screen, whether it is yours or someone else’s. For example, you could use it as a reference in an article, to ask for help on a forum, to showcase your skills on Twitter, or to save important information for later use. In any case, screenshot tools are critical right now because, whether we like it or not, we could all benefit from them.

5 Best Ways to Screenshot Your Code

I searched on the internet and discovered five fantastic methods for taking screenshots of your code. Let’s take a look!

1. CodeKeep.io

CodeKeep.io provides a captivating platform for sharing and organizing public and private code snippets. You can quickly find and reuse what you want by tagging and organizing them. This will save you from having to switch from your IDE to your project to find the code you require.

CodeKeep.io

2. Carbon

You can use Carbon to make beautiful source code images to share with your friends. Simply type your code or drop a file to get started. So, what are you holding out for? Go out there and wow all of your followers with your newly found design skills.

carbon

3. Ray.so

Ray.so offers a free online tool for making a code snippet image with a gradient background. There are a total of 52 programming languages that can be highlighted. You can use this tool to change the syntax colors, hide the background, and switch between light and dark modes.

ray.so

4. CodeImg.io

You can use the CodeImg.io tool to create code snippets for use in images in a wide range of styles. Change the image’s dimensions to fit different platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Depending on your operating system, you can change colors, the border of the code snippet, and highlight up to 77 programming languages. Images can be saved in PNG, JPEG, or SVG formats.

codeimg.io

5. Polacode

Polacode, a Visual Studio Code extension, allows you to create unique and shareable screenshots. You can use your existing theme and fonts with Polacode to make your layout eye — catching.

Polacode

The best part about these fantastic tools is that they are completely free. Check out all of the options to find the best one for your work. Please leave a comment if you use any other tools.

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Bharti Kumari

Amazon ML Summer'23 | Technical Writer @ Scaler | Samsung SFT - Top 50 | Mentor @GSSoC'23 | MongoDB Community Creator