#8 in Design ToolsUpdated 2026-08

Code Images

by Ray.so · Turn code snippets into styled images

40.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Code Images is a browser tool from Raycast that renders a code snippet as an image. You paste code, choose a theme and syntax colours, set padding, and toggle the background, dark mode and line numbers. The language is selected manually or detected automatically, and the result is exported as an image.

Best for: Developers who need a styled image of a code snippet to share or embed.
Pricing: The captured page shows no pricing information.
Runs on: macOSWindows

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Theme and syntax colour choices, plus dark and light modes
Background, line numbers and padding are each adjustable
Language is auto-detected, with manual selection available
Exports the finished snippet as an image

Trade-offs

Captured page shows no pricing, plan or account details
Only an image export is shown on the page
Scope is limited to styling one code snippet at a time

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 40 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 40 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 65 out of 100
Operational trust: 55 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 0 out of 100

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