Faux Code Generator Alternatives

Faux Code Generator is described as 'Lets you easily turn your code into faux code. Just post your code for free to GitHub Gist then paste the url in the app. A couple options let you specify dark or light theme and line end visual styling' and is an app in the development category. There are nine alternatives to Faux Code Generator for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Self-Hosted, Linux and Google Chrome apps. The best Faux Code Generator alternative is Carbon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Faux Code Generator are Ray.so, Code Glory, Marmoset and Silicon.

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  1. Carbon icon
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    You know all of those code screenshots you see on Twitter? Although the code's usually impressive, we saw room for improvement in the aesthetic department. Carbon is the easiest way to create beautiful images of your source code. So what are you waiting for?

    32 Carbon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Ray.so icon
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    Ray.so lets coders easily create beautiful screenshots of source code through a fast web app with options for dark and light mode, color adjustments and padding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Code Glory icon
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    Code Glory (previously Code Glorify) is just a simple way to beautify code using CSS effects. It's built for GitHub Pages and relies heavily on GitHub Gist for code references as well as CSS customization and .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Marmoset icon
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    Create gorgeous code snapshots with Marmoset for Google Chrome .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
     
  5. Silicon icon
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    Create a beautiful image of your source code. Silicon is a simple CLI (commandline) tool to create great looking code screenshots. Also available as a plugin for Vim and GNU Emacs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. CodeGraphics icon
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    Create and post your beautiful source code on socials.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Glorious Demo is an open source javascript library that exposes an easy API to create animations for your code samples. Projects like https://nodecron.com/ are already using it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Source Code Shots provides an easy and API-accessible way to generate great looking images of source code for sharing on social media or elsewhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Petrify icon
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    Petrify (formerly Carbonize) converts your source code into beautiful shareable images through carbon.now.sh.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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