codevis ☆

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Description:
Turns your code into one large image

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.8.4@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: visualization code image-generation developer-tools cli

Install: brew install codevis

About:
CodeVis analyzes source code files and stitches them together into a single, high-resolution image. This visualization provides a unique 'big picture' view of your codebase, making it easier to understand structure and density at a glance. It is particularly useful for creating visual summaries for documentation, presentations, or personal archiving.

Key Features:

Supports syntax highlighting for over 100 programming languages
Generates high-resolution images suitable for printing or detailed viewing
Configurable layout options, including line numbers and file headers
Processes entire directory trees recursively

Use Cases:

Creating visual documentation or posters of a codebase
Quickly assessing code complexity and structure
Generating code wallpapers for desktops

Alternatives:

carbon – Carbon is a web-based tool for creating beautiful code snippets, whereas CodeVis is a CLI tool designed for batch processing entire projects into a single large image.

License: MIT

Dependencies: oniguruma

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 22, 2024 3:06am		0	VERSION_BUMP	59932c29
Dec 21, 2024 8:21pm		0	NEW	22ad3ac2