carbon-now
TLDR
Generate image from file
$ carbon-now [file.js]
Interactive mode$ carbon-now [file.py] --interactive
Save to specific location$ carbon-now [file.rs] --save-to [~/images]
Save with custom name$ carbon-now [file.go] --save-as [my-code]
From clipboard$ carbon-now --from-clipboard
Copy result to clipboard$ carbon-now [file.ts] --to-clipboard
Use preset$ carbon-now [file.js] --preset [my-preset]
Specific line range$ carbon-now [file.py] --start [5] --end [15]
SYNOPSIS
carbon-now file [options]
carbon-now --from-clipboard [options]
DESCRIPTION
carbon-now creates beautiful images of source code from the terminal using Carbon (carbon.now.sh). It downloads high-quality images and automatically detects file types.
PARAMETERS
-i, --interactive
Customize settings before generating-s, --start line
Starting line of input-e, --end line
Ending line of input-p, --preset name
Apply existing preset--save-to path
Image save location (default: cwd)--save-as name
Image filename without extension--from-clipboard
Read input from clipboard--to-clipboard
Copy image to clipboard--open-in-browser
Open in browser instead of saving--config path
Use different config file--settings json
Override specific settings--disable-headless
Run browser in headful mode--engine name
Rendering engine (default: chromium)
CONFIGURATION
Settings stored in ~/.carbon-now.json. Previous settings are reused automatically.
CAVEATS
Requires Node.js and npm. Uses headless browser (Playwright) for rendering. Internet connection required for Carbon service.
