Idered/chalk.ist
📷 Create beautiful images of your source code observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
60/100
- Activity 61
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1639
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 238
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1840 stars · 150 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Chalk.ist is a web application for creating beautiful images of source code, similar to tools like Carbon. Users paste code, customize the theme and styling, and export it as a shareable image.
Use cases
- create pretty code screenshots for blog posts
- share code snippets as images on social media
- generate code images for presentations and slides
- make syntax-highlighted code cards with custom themes
- export source code as PNG for documentation
When to choose
- you want a free, open-source alternative to Carbon or ray.so for code screenshots
- you need customizable themes and styling for code images
- you want a browser-based tool with no installation
When to avoid
- you need programmatic or CLI-based code image generation in a pipeline
- you need full IDE screenshot capture rather than pasted snippets
- you need offline usage without self-hosting the app
Facets
application · maturity active
image-processing developer-tools templating developer-tools web-development cross-platform code-screenshot syntax-highlighting vue social-media-images web
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Idered/chalk.ist · fetched 2026-08-28 · 41781556c5f9
- homepage: https://chalk.ist · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0b8183a4aee4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Idered/chalk.ist | main | 60 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Idered/chalk.ist")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem