Goshot
Goshot is a powerful Go library and CLI tool for creating beautiful code screenshots with customizable window chrome, syntax highlighting, and backgrounds. Similar to Carbon and Silicon, Goshot allows you to create stunning visual representations of your code snippets for documentation, presentations, or social media sharing.
โจ Features
- ๐จ Beautiful syntax highlighting with multiple themes
- ๐ผ Customizable window chrome (macOS, Windows, Linux styles)
- ๐ Various background options (solid colors, gradients, images)
- ๐ค Custom font support
- ๐ Adjustable padding and margins
- ๐พ Multiple export formats (PNG, JPEG)
- ๐ Both CLI and library interfaces
Quick Start
Installation
[!NOTE]
The CLI is a work in progress, but should be more or less functional.
# Install the CLI tool
go install github.com/watzon/goshot/cmd/goshot@latest
# Install the library
go get github.com/watzon/goshot
Basic Usage
package main
import (
"image/color"
"log"
"github.com/watzon/goshot/pkg/background"
"github.com/watzon/goshot/pkg/chrome"
"github.com/watzon/goshot/pkg/render"
)
func main() {
// Create a new canvas with macOS chrome and gradient background
canvas := render.NewCanvas().
SetChrome(chrome.NewMacChrome(chrome.WithTitle("Hello World"))).
SetBackground(
background.NewGradientBackground(
background.LinearGradient,
background.GradientStop{Color: color.RGBA{R: 26, G: 27, B: 38, A: 255}, Position: 0},
background.GradientStop{Color: color.RGBA{R: 40, G: 42, B: 54, A: 255}, Position: 1},
).
SetAngle(45).
SetPadding(40).
SetCornerRadius(8).
SetShadow(
background.NewShadow().
SetOffset(0, 3).
SetBlur(20).
SetSpread(8).
SetColor(color.RGBA{R: 0, G: 0, B: 0, A: 200}),
),
).
SetCodeStyle(&render.CodeStyle{
Language: "go",
Theme: "dracula",
TabWidth: 4,
ShowLineNumbers: true,
})
// Render code to file
code := `func main() {
fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
}`
img, err := canvas.RenderToImage(code)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if err := render.SaveAsPNG(img, "code.png"); err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}
Documentation
For detailed documentation, examples, and guides, please visit our Wiki:
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.