Datawrapper
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Web App
Ray.so
Creates clean, shareable images of your code snippets.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
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: what Ray.so does well
- Attractive themes out of the box
- Supports many languages
- PNG and SVG export
Cons: where it falls short
- Focused on short snippets
- Limited layout customisation
Who Ray.so is for
Developers and technical writers sharing code on social media, blogs or slides.
Who can skip it
People who never need to present code visually.
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