# Install codesnap with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, scoop

Generates code snapshots in various formats. Version 0.13.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#codesnap.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:codesnap
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install codesnap
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#codesnap
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/codesnap/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S codesnap
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: codesnap from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/codesnap
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/codesnap.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:codesnap
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.13.4
- **Source summary:** Generates code snapshots in various formats
- **Homepage:** <https://codesnap-docs.netlify.app/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/codesnap-rs/codesnap>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:13-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- codesnap (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.13.4
## Project history and usage

CodeSnap is a Rust command-line tool and library for rendering code snippets into visual snapshots such as PNG, SVG, HTML, and text-style outputs.

### Project history

The project README describes CodeSnap as a pure Rust renderer that generates snapshots through a graphics engine rather than network or browser-based rendering. It provides both a CLI and a Rust library API.

### Adoption history

Distribution has spread through Rust and system package channels: the README documents Cargo installation, precompiled binary installation, Homebrew, Nix/NixOS, and Arch Linux packaging, while source_facts also lists Scoop packaging.

### How it is used

Users run codesnap against a source file to generate an output image or use the Rust library builder API inside another project. The tool supports themes, line numbers, watermarks, backgrounds, scaling, breadcrumbs, clipboard integration, and multiple output formats.

### Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, CodeSnap is a compact example of a modern Rust CLI that turns a social or documentation task into a local, reproducible binary. Its significance is strongest in the cross-packaging story: Cargo, Homebrew, Nix, Arch, and Scoop all make it reachable without a web app.

### Timeline

- 2020s: Project develops as a Rust CLI and library for code snapshots.
- 2020s: README documents Cargo, Arch Linux, Nix/NixOS, and Homebrew installation paths.
- 2026: Homebrew formula distributes CodeSnap 0.13.4.

### Related projects

- Related projects include syntect for syntax highlighting, Sublime Text syntax definitions and themes, Rust Cargo packaging, and web/editor tools that create code images for documentation or social sharing.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/codesnap-rs/codesnap>
- <https://codesnap-docs.netlify.app/>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/codesnap.json>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - codesnap: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/codesnap/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - codesnap - 0.13.4-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: codesnap from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Pure Rust tool for generating beautiful code snapshots | https://github.com/codesnap-rs/codesnap
- Scoop - extras/codesnap: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/codesnap.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/codesnap.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/codesnap.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph