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Carbon Code Screenshots

Create beautiful, shareable code screenshots with customizable themes

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Preview code screenshots and open them in Carbon

Pick a language, theme, font and background, paste your code and see a live preview styled like a Carbon code screenshot. Then open it in Carbon to export an image for blog posts, slides, documentation or social media.

Important: the preview and export are provided by carbon.now.sh, a third-party site. Your code is sent to that site to render the preview, so do not paste secrets, tokens or private code.

ToolsGuru adds the settings panel and a one-click link that opens your snippet in Carbon with the options you chose.

Why use Code Screenshot Tool?

Themes and fonts

Choose from the Carbon themes, fonts and backgrounds.

Many languages

Syntax highlighting for JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java, SQL and more.

Open in Carbon

One click opens your snippet with your settings on carbon.now.sh.

No signup

No account is needed on ToolsGuru.

How to use Code Screenshot Tool

  1. 1

    Paste your code

    Drop a snippet into the editor.

  2. 2

    Pick language and theme

    Choose syntax highlighting and a theme.

  3. 3

    Customize

    Adjust font, padding, window style and background.

  4. 4

    Open in Carbon

    Use the button to open it on carbon.now.sh and export the image there.

Common use cases

Social posts

Share readable code instead of plain text.

Conference slides

Add polished code samples to presentations.

Blog posts

Use code images for hero graphics.

Tutorials

Make step-by-step coding tutorials more visual.

Worked example: One function for a conference slide

A speaker needed a readable screenshot of a 12-line Python snippet that parsed NHS ODS codes. They themed it for a light slide deck, exported an image, and placed it in PowerPoint. The snippet was dummy data (`A99999`), not a live extract.

They avoided photographing an IDE that also showed a customer database URL in the terminal pane. The carbon-style shot is for teaching, not for leaking env files.

Limitations

When not to use Code Screenshot Tool

Features at a glance

Frequently asked questions

How do I create a code screenshot online?

Paste your code, choose a language, theme, font and background, check the live preview, then use the open-in-Carbon button to export an image on carbon.now.sh.

Is my code sent anywhere?

Yes. The preview is rendered by carbon.now.sh, a third-party site, so your code is sent to it. Do not paste secrets, tokens or private code.

What themes are available for code screenshots?

The tool offers a selection of Carbon themes such as Dracula, Monokai, Night Owl, Nord and One Light. The exact list is shown in the theme menu.

Where do I download the image?

Export happens on carbon.now.sh. Use the open-in-Carbon button, then use Carbon's own export options (PNG, SVG or copy) there.

Your privacy matters

Code Screenshot Tool shows its preview through carbon.now.sh, a third-party site, so the code you type is sent to that site. Do not paste secrets or private code. The page itself also loads analytics and ads. How we process files, and how to check.

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