octref/polacode

Health v2 · maintenance only

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6840 stars · 180 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Polacode is a VS Code extension that turns code snippets into beautiful, shareable screenshot images using your existing editor theme, grammar, and font. It renders the snippet in a polaroid-style frame and lets you export it as a PNG.

Use cases

• take pretty screenshots of code snippets
• share code on social media or blogs as images
• create code images matching my VS Code theme and font
• generate polaroid-style code images with shadows and transparent backgrounds
• capture a snippet from the editor without leaving VS Code

When to choose

• you already use VS Code and want code screenshots that match your theme and font
• you want a fast, offline alternative to web tools like Carbon
• you need customizable image appearance (shadow, background, transparency)

When to avoid

• you don't use VS Code
• you need a web-based tool or non-PNG export formats
• you need actively developed features - the project sees little maintenance

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

developer-tools image-processing developer-tools editor-plugin cross-platform vscode-extension code-screenshot syntax-highlighting polaroid

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