Hey everyone,
I just released Snipworth — an open-source Chrome extension that turns code into clean, shareable images.
The idea came from my own habit of posting code on X and LinkedIn. Tools like Carbon or ray.so make a nice image, but that's where they stop: I'd style a snippet, then have nowhere to keep it, and start over the next time. I wanted something that treats the snippet as worth holding onto, not just a one-off export. Building it was also my first real dive into Chrome extensions — Manifest V3, the side panel, the Web Store — and I learned a ton along the way.
Here's what it does today:
— Lives in a side panel that stays open while you browse, with a full-tab mode when you need more room
— Grab code from any page with a right-click, or paste it in
— VS Code-quality highlighting (Shiki), with language auto-detection and a one-click override
— One-click formatting via Prettier (JS/TS, JSON, CSS, HTML, Markdown, YAML, GraphQL…)
— Copy to the clipboard or export as PNG/SVG at 1×, 2×, or 4×
— A draft library to save your snippets, filter them, and come back later — or just keep them for yourself
— Per-platform presets (X, LinkedIn, Instagram, story, thread) with captions and hashtags
— Export/import your whole library as JSON
— Fully local: no account, no server, no tracking
There's plenty I still want to add — smarter capture, library improvements, maybe sync someday — and I'm figuring it out one release at a time.
It's free on the Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/snipworth/fbijpggmbnpllapfaphdamaiepjfflnd
And it's fully open-source, so you're welcome to read the code, open an issue, or contribute: https://github.com/Alex9583/Snipworth
If you'd like to support the work, a coffee goes a long way in helping me keep building this on the side. And honestly, your feedback and ideas mean just as much — drop them here or on GitHub anytime.
Thanks, and I hope you find it useful. ☕
