What is this?
Carbon is a web app for turning your source code into a beautiful, shareable image — great for posting code snippets on Twitter, Slack, or a blog.
Carbon is a web app for turning your source code into a beautiful, shareable image — great for posting code snippets on Twitter, Slack, or a blog.Is this a desktop app or something I use in the browser?It is primarily a website (carbon.now.sh) built with Next.js, but Chrome and other PWA-capable browsers let you 'install' it so it works offline like a desktop app.
It is primarily a website (carbon.now.sh) built with Next.js, but Chrome and other PWA-capable browsers let you 'install' it so it works offline like a desktop app.How do I get my code into Carbon?You can drop a code file onto the editor, just start typing/pasting code directly, or append a GitHub gist ID to the URL (e.g. carbon.now.sh/ ).
You can drop a code file onto the editor, just start typing/pasting code directly, or append a GitHub gist ID to the URL (e.g. carbon.now.sh/ ).Do I need to sign up to make an image?No, you can create and export an image without an account; signing in is only needed if you want to save a snippet so it stays editable via a shareable link.
No, you can create and export an image without an account; signing in is only needed if you want to save a snippet so it stays editable via a shareable link.Does offline use work in any browser?Offline installation only works in Chrome or other browsers that support Progressive Web Apps — it's not available everywhere by default.
Offline installation only works in Chrome or other browsers that support Progressive Web Apps — it's not available everywhere by default.What image formats can I export to?Carbon can export your snippet as a PNG or SVG, and you can also copy the rendered image straight to your clipboard.
Carbon can export your snippet as a PNG or SVG, and you can also copy the rendered image straight to your clipboard.Are there editor integrations for Carbon?The community has built plugins for VS Code, Vim/Neovim, Emacs, Sublime Text, Atom, IntelliJ IDEA, and Xcode, plus a standalone CLI tool called carbon-now-cli.
The community has built plugins for VS Code, Vim/Neovim, Emacs, Sublime Text, Atom, IntelliJ IDEA, and Xcode, plus a standalone CLI tool called carbon-now-cli.Can I embed a Carbon snippet on my own website?Yes — any saved snippet or gist can be embedded via carbon.now.sh/embed/:id, with a ready-made iframe snippet or encoded URL for platforms like Medium.
Yes — any saved snippet or gist can be embedded via carbon.now.sh/embed/:id, with a ready-made iframe snippet or encoded URL for platforms like Medium.What are similar projects?Lepton, remark, VibeOffice, ascii, magicui, whirl, cult-ui, apexcharts.js
Lepton, remark, VibeOffice, ascii, magicui, whirl, cult-ui, apexcharts.jsWhich topics is it in?sharing, png, snippets, presentation, screenshot, syntax-highlighting, pwa, svg, nextjs, offline, ui, web-app
sharing, png, snippets, presentation, screenshot, syntax-highlighting, pwa, svg, nextjs, offline, ui, web-app