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Ray.so
Creates clean, shareable images of your code snippets.
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is Ray.so?
Ray.so is a free web tool from Raycast that turns code snippets into polished images with themes, backgrounds and syntax highlighting for many languages. It is quick to use for social posts, docs and slides, and you can export the result as PNG or SVG or copy it straight to the clipboard.
Pros
- Attractive themes out of the box
- Supports many languages
- PNG and SVG export
Cons
- Focused on short snippets
- Limited layout customisation
Who should use Ray.so
Developers and technical writers sharing code on social media, blogs or slides.
Who may not need it
People who never need to present code visually.
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