Charm Freeze

charm-freeze

Generate images of code and terminal output using freeze.

Basic Usage

# screenshot a file (auto-detects language)
freeze main.go -o main.png

# pipe code in
cat artichoke.hs | freeze -o out.svg

# capture live terminal command output
freeze --execute "eza -lah" -o eza.png

Output Formats

Default output is freeze.png. Supports .svg, .png, .webp.

freeze main.go -o out.svg
freeze main.go -o out.png
freeze main.go -o out.webp

# all at once
freeze main.go -o out.{svg,png,webp}

If piped (e.g. freeze main.go > out.svg), outputs to stdout.

Language Detection

Auto-detects from filename or content. Override with --language:

cat script.sh | freeze --language bash
freeze file.txt --language python

Themes

freeze main.go --theme dracula
freeze main.go --theme charm       # default
freeze main.go --theme github

Fonts

Defaults: JetBrains Mono, 14px, 1.2 line-height.

freeze main.go \
  --font.family "SF Mono" \
  --font.size 16 \
  --line-height 1.4

# embed a font file (TTF, WOFF, WOFF2)
freeze main.go --font.file ./FiraCode.ttf

# enable ligatures
freeze main.go --font.ligatures

Decorations

# window controls (macOS style)
freeze main.go --window

# rounded corners
freeze main.go --border.radius 8

# border outline
freeze main.go --border.width 1 --border.color "#515151" --border.radius 8

# drop shadow
freeze main.go --shadow.blur 20 --shadow.x 0 --shadow.y 10

# background color
freeze main.go --background "#08163f"

Layout

# padding (1, 2, or 4 values)
freeze main.go --padding 20
freeze main.go --padding 20,40
freeze main.go --padding 20,60,20,40   # top right bottom left

# margin (same syntax)
freeze main.go --margin 20,40

# fixed height
freeze main.go --height 400

Line Numbers

freeze main.go --show-line-numbers

# capture specific lines only
freeze main.go --show-line-numbers --lines 10,25

Configurations

Three built-in presets:

freeze -c base main.go    # minimal
freeze -c full main.go    # macOS-like, shadow + window controls
freeze -c user main.go    # your saved config (~/.config/freeze/user.json)

# custom JSON config
freeze -c ./custom.json main.go

Example custom.json:

{
  "window": true,
  "border": { "radius": 8, "width": 1, "color": "#515151" },
  "shadow": { "blur": 20, "x": 0, "y": 10 },
  "padding": [20, 40, 20, 20],
  "font": { "family": "JetBrains Mono", "size": 14 },
  "line_height": 1.2
}

Interactive Mode

freeze --interactive

Opens a TUI to tweak all settings visually. Saves result to ~/.config/freeze/user.json.

Screenshot TUIs

Capture a running TUI via tmux:

tmux capture-pane -pet 1 | freeze -c full -o helix.png

Wrap Long Lines

freeze main.go --wrap 80

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: alxxpersonal
• Source: alxxpersonal/forge
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.