Why teams choose this workflow
Markdown is the lingua franca for documentation, but sharing snippets on X, LinkedIn, or internal blogs normally involves clunky screenshots. By rendering Markdown as HTML and converting it to an image, teams keep typography clean and brand-aligned.
Engineering, product, and developer relations teams turn README highlights, release notes, and code snippets into snackable graphics using this workflow.
Common pain points solved
- • Difficult to share Markdown content on channels that expect visuals
- • Screenshots pick up UI chrome and reduce readability
- • Formatting inconsistencies when copying Markdown into slideware
Step-by-step
- Convert Markdown to HTML
Use your static site generator or a Markdown parser to create HTML with the desired theme.
- Pick social-friendly dimensions
Square (1080×1080) for Instagram, 1200×630 for LinkedIn/Twitter cards.
- Customize and export
Adjust background, fonts, and callouts before generating the final asset.
Recommended formats
Recommended sizes
Automate Markdown to Image visuals with our API
Trigger this workflow programmatically to create personalized, on-brand images right inside your product or campaigns.
- Generate on-brand visuals for this workflow directly from your app or automation
- Render HTML to image, gif, or custom sizes with a single REST call
- Manage API tokens, usage analytics, and rate limits from the Pictify dashboard
Need custom templates or SLAs? Contact us for enterprise support.
curl -X POST https://api.pictify.io/image \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"html": "HTML_CONTENT",
"width": 1200,
"height": 630,
"fileExtension": "png"
}'FAQs
Can I use dark mode themes?
Absolutely. Include the CSS for your preferred dark theme when generating the HTML, then convert it directly.
Does syntax highlighting survive?
Yes. Use a highlighting library (Prism, Highlight.js) to output styled HTML before conversion.