Command-line tool

silicon

brew/silicon

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Create beautiful image of your source code

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install silicon
cargo install silicon

macOS

brew install silicon
cargo install silicon

Linux

brew install silicon
cargo install silicon

Generate an image from a specific source file

silicon path/to/source_file -o path/to/output_image

Generate an image from a source file with a specific programming language syntax highlighting (e.g. `rust`, `py`, `js`, etc.)

silicon path/to/source_file -o path/to/output_image -l language

Do not generate window decorations in the image

silicon path/to/source_file -o path/to/output_image --no-window-controls

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