Quick Shot

A simple command-line tool that converts code snippets into beautifully syntax-highlighted images.

Description

Quick Shot captures specific lines of code from any file and generates a professional-looking image with syntax highlighting. Perfect for sharing code in presentations, documentation, or social media. The tool supports multiple syntax highlighting styles and automatically detects the programming language.

Features

• 📸 Convert code snippets to images with syntax highlighting
• 🎨 Multiple color schemes (or choose a random style)
• 📝 Select specific line ranges from your files
• 🔤 Automatic language detection based on file extension
• 📊 Line numbers included in the generated image

Installation

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Navigate to the project directory
3. Create a virtual environment:

   python -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

4. Install the package:

   pip install -e .

Usage

Run the main script:

python main.py

You'll be prompted to provide:

1. File name: Path to the file containing the code
2. Line range: Which lines to capture (e.g., 5-12 or just 8 for a single line)
3. Style: Syntax highlighting theme (default: monokai, or type random for a random style)

The tool will generate code_snippet.png in your working directory.

Example

Enter the name of the file to be screenshot: main.py
Enter line range (e.g. 5-12 or 8): 10-25
Enter the style to use (by default we us monokai, or say random to choose a random style): monokai

Capturing lines 10-25 from main.py
Saved to code_snippet.png

License

MIT License