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Dev tools · February 17, 2021

Ray.so

Create beautiful images of your code

Ray.so launched on February 17, 2021 with 1,064 votes, #3 of 3,133 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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In plain words

Ray.so is a web application that converts code snippets into visually appealing images. Users can customize the appearance by selecting syntax highlighting colors, toggling background visibility, and choosing between dark and light window themes. The tool includes keyboard shortcuts to streamline the workflow. Built by the Raycast team, it caters to developers and designers who need to share or present code in a visually polished format.

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From the sources

Turn your code in to beautifully images. Choose from a range of syntax colors, hide or show the background, and toggle between a dark and light window. Use keyboard shortcuts to speed up your process. Built by the team at Raycast.

Turn your code into beautiful images. Choose from a range of syntax colors, hide or show the background, and toggle between a dark and light window.

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