snipgrapher
snipgrapher is an agent skill published by mcollina. It lives in the mcollina/skills repository, which has 1,960 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
Generates syntax-highlighted images from code snippets, supporting PNG, SVG, and WebP formats with custom themes and profiles. Requires no specific credentials.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads mcollina/skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add mcollina/skills
Maintenance
Configures and uses snipgrapher to generate polished code snippet images, including syntax-highlighted PNGs, SVGs, and WebP exports with custom themes, profiles, and styling options. Use when the user wants to create code screenshots, turn code into shareable images, generate pretty code snippets for docs or social posts, produce syntax-highlighted images from source files, or explicitly mentions snipgrapher. Supports single-file renders, batch jobs, watch mode, and reusable named profiles via the snipgrapher CLI or npx.
Common questions about snipgrapher
- What does snipgrapher do?
- Generates syntax-highlighted images from code snippets, supporting PNG, SVG, and WebP formats with custom themes and profiles. Requires no specific credentials.
- How do I install snipgrapher?
- Run npx skills add mcollina/skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes snipgrapher?
- mcollina.
- Is snipgrapher maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 1,960 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-18. The repository declares the MIT licence.